UNAIDS is now in the process of developing its next Strategy for 2021 and beyond. The timeline for developing the Strategy was supposed to have started early this year, but it was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has now been extended to accommodate a longer consultation period to ensure a full and more meaningful […]

C19RM is a mechanism that the Global Fund has put in place for countries to access funds to fight COVID-19, mitigate the impact that the new pandemic is having on programs to fight AIDS, TB and malaria, and prevent fragile health and community systems from being overwhelmed.

On 26 May (Russian) and 27 May (English) at 10.00 am (Geneva time) Developing Country NGO delegation of the Global Fund Board and the Global Fund Secretariat are organizing the Roundtable “Responses to HIV and TB in times of COVID-19 – strengthening engagement with civil society and communities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA)”

The COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM), approved in April 2020, authorizes US$500 million in funding in addition to grant flexibilities. C19RM can be used across the three diseases and the health system, even if a country only has a single Global Fund grant for one component. The CCM will assess the most urgent needs and direct […]

Grant flexibilities, announced on 4 March 2020, allow countries with current grants to: 1) use up to 5% of their current grant value if there are savings, and/or 2) reprogram up to 5% of the value of a grant to meet immediate COVID-19 response requirements. Repurposing equipment already purchased through a Global Fund grant is […]

On May 15:00 form 3 pm to 4:30 (Kyiv time) TB Europe Coalition will held the second webinar from a series of webinars – «Opportunities for civil society and TB communities from EECA region within the Global Fund Allocation Cycle 2020-2022»