Jeremy - Jan 24, 2006 I'm a Clinical Officer from Kenya,working with the Walter Reed Project,which has been doing a survey of malaria drug resistance patterns across the country. The global fund is the best thing that could have happened to humankind in the 21st century,the solidarity,the emotions...

Carrr - Feb 24, 2006 To achieve real sustained impact in malaria control (as well as for AIDS and tuberculosis) there needs to be a concerted push to streamline, simplify and harmonize procedures and practices to improve the effectiveness of country-led responses and reduce the burden placed on countries...

Apr 19, 2006 Online Discussion Summary and Lead Contributors: April 10-17. Question: What is the most appropriate approach for the Global Fund to be involved in supporting health systems strengthening? (a) To have a separate “health systems strengthening” funding component (as currently done for AIDS...

Apr 10, 2006 Message by Beatrice Minja , Tanzania The most appropriate approach is having a separate health system strengthening (component) system for the Malaria problem. We would love to see a strong structure that specifically focuses on Malaria and this structure should put more attention to the...

Agape - Mar 31, 2006 The Global Fund as I understand is the result of target oriented funds. A system of M&E (MONITORING AND EVALUATION) to network into the activities of countries with the priorites of Global Fund targets to know on physical terms the impact of previous funds. For example, if drugs...

basilb - Mar 14, 2006 The point I am trying to make is that viewing and better understanding local problems and their causes and developing local solutions is the issue. A good example is the malaria issue which has now become a pandemic on the continent. It is being driven by 2 issues - the HIV issue...

Darren Fast - Mar 14, 2006 This is a very interesting discussion. Perhaps the best solution will depend on the exact location of the people who have to implement. In some areas, mosquito nets would be huge, in others nutrition, in yet others better access to drugs. I would argue that there is not one...

vmarencop - Mar 14, 2006 It is important to look at the local context and find ways in which local resources could be used (e.g. Labor), for the manufacturing of some of these products. It is feasible to create local microenterprises that could learn how to make malaria nets. How about spending some...

lluberas - Mar 14, 2006 Global Fund should put more effort into providing quality integrated vector management to malaria control programs. Controlling the disease will not happen with treatment alone. It requires vector control methods to supress vector populations. This, however, will not be accomplished...

Mar 12, 2006 At its founding, it was expected by some that the Global Fund would take active steps to exert a positive effect on the markets for essential health products in order to achieve lower prices and more sustainable supply. To date, despite the Global Fund having a number of particular features...