22 April 2026 six Regional Learning Hubs, supported by the Community Engagement Strategic Initiative (CE SI) jointly convened 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.

Recording is available in English, Russian, French, Portuguese and Arabic.

Presentations

• Unpacking GC8 TB guidance – From A Community’s Lens – Jamie Tonsing, Disease Advisor, TB, Technical Advice and Partnerships Department TAP-TB, Global Fund.
• TB key shifts, non-negotiables for GC8 and opportunities/impact on communities – Atul Shendge, Program Officer, Global Coalition of TB Advocates.
• Role of Community in Active Case Finding Targeting Key and Vulnerable Populations in Nepal – Sharan Gopali, Executive Director, Japan-Nepal Health and Tuberculosis Research Association (JANTRA) (Nepal).
• Developing institutional capacity, coordination, and partnerships among TB CSOs, communities, NTP, CCM, and other TB stakeholders – Oxana Rucsineanu, ANB de TB din RM “SMIT” (Moldova).
• Reducing equity, human rights, and gender-related barriers to improve access to TB services – Stephen Anguva, National Coordinator, Network of TB Champions (Kenya).
• TB investment packages – Caoimhe Smyth, Program Manager for the Community, Rights and Gender Support Group (CRG), STOP TB Partnership.
• CE SI Short-Term TA for Community Engagement in GC8 Funding Request Development and Grant-making – Niluka Dilshan Perera, Senior Program Officer, Community, Rights and Gender Department, Global Fund.
• Facilitation: Ganna Dovbakh, EHRA Executive Director.

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