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The Ghana Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) of the Global Fund has launched a series of dialogues on New Funding Model (NFM) 4.

Ghana has received an allocation letter from the Global Fund for an amount of $234 million to aid in the fight against HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the 2024 – 2026 investment period.

To access this fund, Ghana needs to put in a funding application.

Ernest Amoabeng Ortsin, Vice Chairman of the CCM, speaking to the media at the launch of the country dialogues which was held at the Conference room of the Ministry of Health, Wednesday, said the "precondition for the fund is that we must send in a funding request which must meet some criteria that the Global fund has set".

All funding requests are required to be developed through inclusive and transparent country dialogue with a broad range of stakeholders, including key and vulnerable populations, according to the Global fund.

In view of this, Ghanaians are being given the opportunity to contribute to the writing of the application.

"We don't want to put just a few experts together and ask them to write the funding request. We want a team to go round the country and solicit inputs from various groups: chiefs, religious leaders, doctors, teachers, youth groups etc...some of them may have very innovative ideas, and these ideas will all be brought on board toward the writing of the funding request" Mr Ortsin added.

Dr Francis Kasolo, WHO representative to Ghana in his speech said these nationwide dialogues when done well, "will help produce a technically sound funding application that is people-centered and will help to accelerate national progress towards elimination of the three diseases".

The Global Fund

The Global Fund has proposed an indicative split of allocation funds across eligible disease components. However, the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) has the responsibility to assess and propose the best use of funds across these disease components and health system strengthening. 

Given the current challenging economic environment and limited available resources, the Global Fund recognizes the need to prioritize investments. To enhance effectiveness and performance, the Global Fund will support investments where the greatest impact can be achieved, including in health and community systems, prevention, human rights and gender equality, according to countries’ needs.

Based on the Global Fund Board’s decision in November 2022 on the funding available for the 2023-2025 allocation period, Ghana has been allocated US$234,047,975 for HIV, tuberculosis (TB), malaria and building resilient and sustainable systems for health (RSSH).

Over 20 years, the Global Fund partnership has saved 50 million lives, yet the fight to end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is not over. Recent unprecedented health challenges had a devastating impact on the progress made. But together, we can get back on track to end the three diseases by 2030, to build resilient and sustainable systems for health and strengthen pandemic preparedness, to make the world healthier and more equitable.