Fund Board

Governance and management arrangements
The Fund Board (FB) has responsibility to: i) maintain a policy dialogue with the Coordination Body for the three diseases; ii) monitor the risk assessment; iii) commission (and be involved in) external mid-term and final reviews of the Fund; and, iv) receive the Fund’s annual reports and audits.

The Fund Board is comprised of three donor representatives and three independent experts, and the CEO of the Fund Manager acts as non-voting secretary. The FB is chaired by a senior donor representative on a rotational basis. In addition to these responsibilities (taken on behalf of the Donor Consortium), the FB assesses the National Strategies, Programmes and Operational Plans as a basis for allocation ofresources and will identify, if necessary, additional outputs and activities.

The Fund Board
Mark Canning, Chairperson, UK (rotational)

Anne Harmer, EC
Julia Kemp, DfiD
Britta Nordstrom, Sida
Nwe Nwe Aye, Independent expert
Martin Smith, Independent expert
Mike Toole, Independent expert

Mikko Lainejoki, CEO Fund Manager (non-voting secretary)

The management arrangements of the Three Diseases Fund (3DF) comprise a distinct separation between the Fund and the programme that is funded.

Donor contributions to the Three Diseases Fund are implemented in accordance with management procedures jointly agreed by the Donor Consortium. Each donor has signed an individual contribution agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as Fund Manager.

The Fund Manager transparently allocates the resources through both direct and competitive grants to Implementing Partners, and these grants are regularly monitored and audited. Implementing partners include UN agencies, international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), local NGOs, civil society organizations and community based organizations and local civil administrations.

Next Fund Board meeting will be held on 09 December 2008.

Minutes of Fund Board meetings