BeckyMc - Jan 26, 2006 My name is Becky McDonald and I am the Vice Chairperson of the Board of the Foundation for Hospices in Sub Saharan Africa. I have 28 years of experience in hospice administration in the US and our hospice program has a hospice "twin" or partner in Johannesburg, SA. These...

Feb 15, 2006 Summary of Online Discussions and Lead Contributors for Week Four / Feb.5-12 Theme: The Global Fund’s Strategic Positioning; Week’s sub-question: What do you think should be the appropriate role for the Global Fund in the future? In particular, what do you think are new or different roles...

Mar 06, 2006 Question: What actions, if any, do you think the Global Fund should take to ensure that its overall portfolio of grants is balanced -- particularly across the three diseases, different types of interventions, different kinds of recipients, and regions? Lead contributors, in no particular...

Mar 22, 2006 Lead Contributors and Summary: March 13-20; Having a positive effect on the market for essential health products: Lead Contributors: Ben Karenzi (Rwanda), Mohammed Jimoh (Nigeria), Rose Joshi (Nepal), Njei Moses Timah (Cameroon), Manuel Lluberas (FL, USA), Vanessa Marenco (DC, USA), Darren...

Amadougalo - May 22, 2006 Good evening members. In my opinion what can be done to improve communication with and between developing contries to improve understanding of what the Global Fund is and how it works, and stimulate more active resource mobilization from these countries on behalf of the GF is...

V.T. S Chitimbire - Apr 19, 2006 Global Fund Financial Sustainability is very critical, based on the fact that most poeple wonder what will happen if Global Fund resources fail to meet its targets. This topic should not be taken lightly as it has a direct impact on peoples' lives, their confidence...

Sammi Fredenburg - Apr 18, 2006 Carrr wrote: If the Global fund can become registered as a charity it might be able to draw some donations through employer based programs that allow employees to donate to specific charities with matching funds from the employer. These funds would not replace donor support...

basilb - Apr 04, 2006 As I undersatnd it - the NGOs on the ground are doing the delivery. They need funding to carry out their tasks. The problem on the ground is that for NGOs to develop local capacity and skills they need ongoing funding especially to ensure their management structures and capacity...

Amadougalo - Mar 16, 2006 Dear members, Thank you once again for your valuable contributions. In my opinion, what the Global Fund should do to have a positive effect on the global fight against Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS is to help countries to stregthen their health delivery system in a sustainable manner...

bintu - Mar 01, 2006 I am glad a discussion has been opened regarding the disbursement of Global Fund's grants. Please excuse my language, but I think it is realistic to consider areas where HIV/AIDS is not prevalent, since prevention is better than cure, especially now that AIDS has no known cure...