The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has partnered with Ecobank, a pan-African financial institution, to improve the financial management capabilities of Global Fund grant recipients, according to a Global Fund statement. Ecobank will give a total of $3 million in cash and in-kind contributions over the next three years to the Global Fund for this initiative. About $1.5 million will be in cash. The rest will include services, training, fundraising and advocacy by Ecobank.

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