Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has published Issue 239 of its “Global Fund Observer.” The issue includes a list of decision points that were approved by the Global Fund’s board during its meeting held in Jakarta last week; an article on the board’s approval of an amended funding policy that aligns with the new funding model; and an article on the fund’s adoption of a new policy on grant extensions, among other articles (3/11).