Both the original Xinhua report and the consequent article in the Irrawaddy sound similar. They make it sound as if the Global Fund needs to decide whether to come back to Myanmar. As long as the Country Coordinating Mechanism is compliant with Global Fund specifications, the Technical Review Panel approves the proposal, and one Principal Recipient passes an assessment, a Round 9 Global Fund grant will be made. The [him] moderator predicts that it will. And last week's visits are just a small part of the process.