The Global Fund at five: What next for universal access for HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria?

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 497-500

  Sidibe, Michel ^a   Ramiah, Ilavenil ^a   Buse, Kent ^b  

^a UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750617151     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.10.497     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. The Global Fund spending accounts for 21% of international spending on HIV and AIDS, 64% on Malaria and 67% on tuberculosis. (Global Fund, Funding the Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Resource Needs for the Global Fund 2006-2007, 2008-2009, June 2006, p.12).
2. Between 2001 and 2006, the Global Fund has signed grant agreements worth US$4 billion for 333 grants in 127 countries. In just over three years, the Global Fund has disbursed US$2.26 billion to grant recipients. (Global Fund, Investing in Impact-Mid-Year Results Report 2006, June 2006, Executive Summary)
3. Country level consultations on universal access were held in over 130 countries and regional level consultations occurred in 7 regions in the first months of 2006. The UNAIDS Secretariat also convened a multipartner Global Steering Committee which met three times to identify global-level actions, to provide insights and inspiration, and to act as a political sounding board (See UNAIDS, Towards universal access UNAIDS assessment on scaling up HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, 2006).
4. UNAIDS, Towards universal access UNAIDS assessment on scaling up HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, 2006
5. Global Fund, Funding the Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Resource Needs for the Global Fund 2006-2007, 2008-2009, June 2006, p.5.
6. See http://www.joinred.com/ and http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/partners/ private/red/ for more details on the Product Red effort.
7. Pettifor, A, Barwa, C, Zeitz, P. Global Fund Debt Conversion Report, A joint Report from Advocacy International and the Global AIDS Alliance, July, 2005.
8. Shakow, A. Global Fund-World Bank HIV/AIDS Programs, Comparative Advantage Study, January 2006.
9. Global Fund, Report of the Technical Review Panel and Secretariat, 11th Board Meeting, pp. 23-25. TRP