I agree with the couple of other participants who suggest methods for expanding the dissemination of information about Global Fund initiatives, priorities, goals and activities. This needs to be done more widely however, and not by esxtablishing glitzy offices in country capitals. The biggest and strongest...

CCM and other policy bodies may influence the private sector to be more responsive as corporate social responsibility. There could be some sorts of incentive (national recognition) by the CCM for such endeavor by the private sector in the 3-disease. During planning, private sector can more be involved...

Regarding individual experience i would like to give an introduction of socialization of medicines for civil society in implementation of GF program. Socialization of medicine is one of the important function of civil society if its function is concerned with social & medical services . Bilateral&...

Dear mma Fenna,t he problem is not only in cameroon but in all African countries.The CCM and the principal recipients of the global fund grants are not working according to the terms of contract with the global fund.That is all the more reasons the rural communities in Africa could not benefit from the...

When reflecting on the challenges for increasing the effective demand we unavoidably arrive at the GF grant architecture. Working with some 40 AIDS actors in 35 countries I can confirm that a huge unmet demand exists. There must be something on the ‘market place’ that causes the ‘supply’ not to meet...

Dear members of the forum, Thank you for sharing your views on Global Fund processes for accessing funding and the effect these have on scaling-up to address the needs in your countries. Below is a post from the Spanish forum, by Mirta Villanueva Dominguez from Cuba. Please feel free to expand on/repond...

the involvement of relvenat actors and sectors should attracts the following, Especially in the developing countries , it is really diffcult to involve this relevants actors and sector due to the fact developing lack appropriate mechanism for accountability due to politic...

Click here to read the introduction to this theme What aspects of the Global Fund’s current processes for accessing funding are preventing adequate scale-up to address the needs? Your answer could include (but does not have to be limited to): Global Fund processes such as: the Rounds’ driven...

We invite you to post your contributions directly onto the forums. Dear members, Please find below the contribution from Robert Paul from Bangladesh. Thank you for your contribution! Alastair e-Forum Facilitator Here are some of my ideas from my long time involvement and experiences: 1) To raise awareness...

Jane you reported the following challenges # 1. Opposition to the change by the conservative traditionalists. # 2. Education to be graded according to the enlightenment levels of the different classes of the community. # 3. Appropriate language for communication well understood by the people. # 4. The...