Date & time: 22 April 2026, 11 am – 12.30 pm CET
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Six Regional Learning Hubs, supported by the Community Engagement Strategic Initiative (CE SI) jointly convene a webinar to unpack Global Fund GC8 guidance for TB from communities’ perspective, with the aim to translate global guidance into accessible information and to support communities to engage strategically and confidently in GC8 processes.

Webinar objectives

• Increase awareness and understanding of the GC8 modular framework and prioritization guidance for TB, including program essentials and key shifts.
• Provide guidance on new health products and innovations for GC8 such as accelerating the introduction, scale-up of health products and unlocking budget efficiencies.
• Raise awareness on key opportunities in GC8 in reducing equity, human rights and gender-related Barriers to TB services.
• Strengthen the capacity of CSOs, CBOs, and communities to engage in GC8 funding request development, including prioritization of key interventions.

Organizers: 6 Regional Learning Hubs led by the EECA Regional Learning Hub hosted by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association.

Languages: simultaneous interpretation to English, Arabic, French, Russian, Portuguese and Spanish will be provided.

Facilitation: Ganna Dovbakh, EHRA Executive Director

Speakers:

• Jamie Tonsing, Disease Advisor, TB, Technical Advice and Partnerships Department TAP-TB, Global Fund.
• Sharan Gopali, Executive Director, Japan-Nepal Health and Tuberculosis Research Association (JANTRA) (Nepal).
• Oxana Rucsineanu, ANB de TB din RM “SMIT” (Moldova).
• Stephen Anguva, National Coordinator, Network of TB Champions (Kenya).
• Niluka Dilshan Perera, Senior Program Officer, Community, Rights and Gender Department, Global Fund.
• STOP TB Partnership representative.