The Technical Evaluation Reference Group (TERG) is an advisory body providing independent assessment and advice to the Board of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria on issues which it determines require Board attention. The Board also directs the TERG to examine specific programmatic aspects of the Fund, as appropriate. The TERG advises the Global Fund Secretariat on evaluation approaches and practices, independence, reporting procedures and other technical and managerial aspects of monitoring and evaluation at all levels. Membership of the TERG is drawn from a range of stakeholders, including practitioners, research institutions, academics, donor and recipient countries, and non-governmental organizations. Members of the TERG are nominated and confirmed by the Board of the Global Fund.

• Terms of Reference (PDF - 41 KB)
• TERG members (PDF - 26 KB)
• TERG First Meeting September 2004 - Report (PDF - 184 KB)
• TERG Second Meeting March 2005- Report (PDF - 57 KB)
• TERG Third Meeting September 2005 - Report (PDF - 62 KB)
• TERG Fourth Meeting March 2006 - Report (PDF - 72 KB)
• TERG Working Group Meeting June 2006 - Report (PDF - 69 KB)
• TERG Fifth Meeting August - 2006 - Report (PDF - 254 KB)
• TERG Sixth Meeting March - 2007 - Report (PDF - 176 KB)
• TERG Seventh Meeting September - 2007 - Report (PDF - 149 KB)
• TERG Eighth Meeting February - 2008 - Report (PDF - 152 KB)
• TERG Ninth Meeting May - 2008 - Report (PDF - 60 KB)

The TERG is chaired by Dr Rolf Korte, former Director of the Health and Education Department of GTZ. The TERG Vice-Chair is Dr Rose Leke, Professor of Immunology and Parasitology at the University of Yaounde 1, and Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Medical Research Institute, IMPM, Cameroon.

In 2006-2008 the TERG is overseeing the design and implementation of the Global Fund Five-Year Evaluation. The TERG Framework Document on the Scale & Scope of the Five-Year Evaluation was presented to the Global Fund Board at its 14th Board meeting.

Key studies that have recently been completed include:

• Assessment of the Country Coordinating Mechanisms
  • - Evaluation Brief
  • - Full Report
• Assessment of the Proposal Development & Review Process
  • - Evaluation Brief
  • - Full Report
• 360° Stakeholder Assessment
  • - Evaluation Brief
  • - Full Report
• Global Fund Portfolio Review
  • - Evaluation Brief
  • - Full Report
• Evaluation of the Local Fund Agent System
• - TERG Summary Report
• - Full Report
• Five-Year Evaluation Study Area 1: Global Fund Organizational Efficiency & Effectiveness
  • - Evaluation Brief
  • - TERG Summary Report
  • - Full Report

The Global Fund Evaluation Library includes external studies led by varioius external stakeholders as well as studies and descriptive papers produced by the Global Fund.