The Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB) approved last Thursday the fifth round of funding proposals to combat the three diseases. The decision was made after a two-day, closed-door meeting of the Global Fund's Board in Arusha, Tanzania. Presidents Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania attended the meeting that opened on Wednesday. Previously, there had been uncertainty about the fifth round of funding, with some donors adopting a hard-line stance towards continued funding.