Experts and policy makers agreed on 19 January that a global subsidy for artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) should be put into place as soon as possible to make effective malaria treatments affordable and accessible to all. Hosted by the Dutch Government, the high level RBM Finance and Resources Working Group meeting included representatives from GFATM, PMI, WB, UNITAID, WHO, UNICEF and the Gates Foundation as well as endemic and donor countries, foundations, NGOs and the private sector. It was anticipated that the resources required to back such a subsidy ( around US$ 250m yearly from 2009 onwards) could be secured before 2008 and that potential risks, such as market distortion, could be mitigated by ongoing and effective monitoring.
AMFm Workstream
- Created:
- in November 2008 within the RBM Harmonization Working Group under the leadership of Oliver Sabot (Clinton Foundation) and Ricky Orford (PSI)
- Co-chairs:
- Oliver Sabot (Clinton Foundation) and Peter Olumese (WHO)
- RBM Secretariat Focal points:
- Dr Jan Van Erps
Tel.: +41 22 791 5867
Philippe Verstraete
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Since its inception in November 2008, the AMFm workstream has held regular teleconferences, and has convened a number of workshops to support proposal development for accessing the AMFm and rolling-out supporting interventions.
AMFm Orientation Workshop, 12-14 February 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya
On February 12th to 14th, the eleven countries selected by the Global Fund Board for implementing Phase One of the AMFm were convened for an orientation workshop in Nairobi. The purpose was to inform and request feedback from the countries on the principles, objectives and technical design of the AMFm and the modalities to access it. More in particular they were introduced to the AMFm proposal forms and established the process and timelines for their completion and submission.
AMFm Mock TRP Workshop, 8-9 June 2009 in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
The AMFm workstream re-convened the same countries in Dar es Salaam on June 8th - 9th for a Mock Technical Review Panel workshop. Countries peer-reviewed each other's draft proposals and with the inputs from their peers further developed them.
AMFm M&E Workshop, 10-11 June 2009 in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
The countries and their RBM Partners were then joined by their colleagues from the Global Fund for a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) workshop on June 10th and 11th. This workshop focused on the M&E requirements and on updating the Grant Performance Frameworks of the "host grants" for the AMFm.
AMFm Workstream Planning Workshop, 31 October 2009, Nairobi
An AMFm Workstream planning workshop was held in Nairobi on October 31st where the nine countries whose proposals had been approved by the Global Fund Board were invited to formulate their needs, if any, for support with the negotiations of their grant amendments and the roll out of the AMFm.