Global Fund-supported programmes’ contribution to international targets and the Millennium Development Goals: an initial analysis
Ryuichi Komatsu, Daniel Low-Beer, Bernhard Schwartländer
Volume 85, Number 10, October 2007, 805-811
Table 1. Data quality assurance procedures for Global Fund grant assessments
| Data quality procedure | Timing |
|---|---|
| Assessment of M&E systems and capacity of programmes | Beginning of the grant |
| Assessment of principal recipient’s management capacity | Beginning of the grant |
| Independent Global Fund agent verifies programmatic data locally | Two to four times per year in progress update report |
| Local representative of Global Fund performs “spot-check” on-site data verifications | Once a year |
| Comprehensive review | After 18 months of implementation |
| Joint partner data sharing (for ARV) | Twice a year |
| Independent data quality audit toola | At least once in the grant life-cycle |
ARV, people on antiretroviral treatment; M&E, monitoring and evaluation.a This is being piloted and rolled out.