General

Created in 2002, The Global Fund is a partnership designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics. As an international organization, the Global Fund mobilizes and invests more than US$4 billion a year to support programs run by local experts in more than 100 countries. The Global Fund partnership model is designed to promote innovative solutions to global health challenges. Countries take the lead in determining where and how to best fight AIDS, TB and malaria. Collectively, the Global Fund harnesses the best possible experience, insights and innovation in the public and private sectors to respond to diseases and build resilient and sustainable systems for health. Smart and effective health investments through the Global Fund have saved 32 million lives and provided prevention, treatment and care services to hundreds of millions of people, helping to revitalize entire communities, strengthen local health systems and improve economies.

Click here to know more about the Global Fund

The CCM is a mechanism mandated by the Global Fund. The Global Fund grant agreement includes a number of articles giving CCM legal authority to perform its role, and authorizing the PR(s) to cooperate with CCM with regard to oversight activities. The Viet Nam Country Coordinating Mechanism (VN-CCM) has a broad mandate as a national coordinating body for AIDS, TB, and malaria, It was initially established according to Decision No. 4557/QD-BYT issued by the Minister of Health on December 21st, 2004, with 23 members to oversee the national response related to the three diseases of HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as health system strengthening, and to coordinate the efforts of all partners. VN-CCM builds on and is linked to existing mechanisms for planning at the national level and is consistent with national strategic plans. Membership in the CCM is broadly representative of a variety of stakeholders, each representing an active constituency with an interest in fighting one or more of the three diseases. The role and function of each player within the partnership of the CCM is agreed upon by the mechanism, safeguarding equity and transparency among partners. In relation to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (also referred to as “the Global Fund”, “GFATM” or “GF”), the CCM is mandated to:

1. Develop and submit grant proposals to the Global Fund, and

2. To provide effective grant oversight and support the implementation of grants which are funded by the Global Fund.