OF NOTE THIS WEEK

At the 22nd Board Meeting of the Global Fund in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Board approved all 79 Round 10 proposals recommended by the Technical Review Panel. See here for the list of approved proposals and here for the list of not-approved proposals. The total cost of approved proposals is $1.73 billion over the first two years and $4.72 billion over five years, making Round 10 the third largest round ever. The Board announced that Round 11 will be launched on August 15, 2010 and proposals will be due by December 15, 2011. For more information on Round 10 proposals and to read about other decisions made by the Board, see here.

NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DONORS

• UNAIDS reflects on 2010. Read "A Year in Review" highlights here
• The Global Fund releases decisions made at the 22nd Board Meeting on December 13-15 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Included in the decisions was a list of approved Round 10 proposals

OTHER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

• World Bank to back Kenya's fight against HIV/AIDS with Sh.4.4b loan (The Standard)
• Refocus on Prevention and Education to Make Progress on AIDS, Say U.S. Scientists (The Body)
• Daily Report Global Health Conversations: The QDDR and Global Health (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Global Fund boosts SA health with $302 million (The Witness)
• Global Fund Approves Disease Payouts Amid Fears for Africa (The Body)
• HIV/AIDS: Disability, HIV find common ground (Plus News)
• Zambia: 'Marrying off young girls is a tradition here' (Zambian Watchdog)

RECENT CGD HEALTH POLICY BLOGS

• The QDDR on USAID and the GHI: A Bridge to Nowhere? By Nandini Oomman
• Staff Consultation Draft Report on the Future of UNFPA - Comments and Feedback Requested By Rachel Nugent
• Who Lives? Who Decides? Examining the "How" of Health Care Rationing By Amanda Glassman

HIV/AIDS MONITOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY IMPACT

• The HIV/AIDS Monitor has been tracking the policy changes among PEPFAR, the Global Fund and the World Bank MAP related to the recommendations that have come out of our research. Explore these changes using our interactive flash tool.