The Three Diseases Fund Board welcomes the detailed analysis and recommendations of the independent Mid Term Evaluation Team. The evaluation was a comprehensive exercise conducted over a period of four weeks, involving two field visits, interviews with over seventy stakeholders and extensive document review. The overarching conclusion that the Three Diseases Fund has performed well and has made a significant contribution to the containment of the three diseases epidemics is testament to the commitment and hard work of the Fund Management Office, Implementing Partners and Ministry of Health.

The Fund Board extends its sincere thanks to all the partners and key stakeholders of the Three Diseases Fund who took part in the evaluation and who have worked together to make an impact on the diseases epidemics. The Mid Term Evaluation highlights that there is still much work to do to achieve greater impact. The Fund Board responses to the recommendations of the independent Mid Term Evaluation and the action plan are outlined in the linked file below, and show how this agenda will be taken forward. The findings of the Mid Term Evaluation were presented at the Three Diseases Fund Annual Review meeting on 14 October 2009. Fund Board actions in response to suggestions from participants of the Annual Review are also outlined.