This Evaluation is being commissioned by the Secretariat at the request of
the Programme & Policy Committee and as recommended by the Phase 1 Evaluation.
The objective of this Evaluation is to assess the appropriateness and robustness of the
design, execution and decisions of the Independent Review Committees (IRCs). The
learning from this evaluation will lead to possible changes to the business model as well as
the joint programming for health systems strengthening being explored, the Global
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Bank and the World Health
Organization