A new document will help Country Coordinating Mechanisms prepare competitive funding requests to the Global Fund
The Alliance for Public Health, within the iSoS regional project, has presented a new strategic document – “Strategic Recommendations for EECA Countries: High-Impact Interventions for GC8 Funding Requests”.
The document has been developed specifically for Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and contains ready-to-use interventions that can be directly incorporated into funding requests under the Global Fund’s Grant Cycle 8 (GC8).
Why this matters
GC8 introduces significant strategic shifts: a stronger focus on people-centered services, community leadership, digital transformation, and sustainable health systems. The new guide helps CCMs build proposals that are aligned with these priorities — technically sound and strategically competitive.
The document addresses real regional challenges: fragmented data systems, limited reach of programs for key populations, low PrEP retention, underfunded human rights mechanisms, and insufficient development of domestic financing mechanisms.
What the document includes
Each intervention is presented in a standardized, CCM-friendly format: problem statement, intervention description, expected results, and indicative budget. All components are modular, scalable, and adaptable to national priorities.
The document includes six interventions:
- Budget Advocacy and Social Contracting for sustainable HIV financing
- DHIS2-based National HIV Prevention, Care and Support Information System
- REAct (Rights–Evidence–Action) – systematic monitoring and response to human rights barriers to service access
- Long-Acting PrEP – injectable Lenacapavir, new long-acting oral agents, and telePrEP
- LADB – Long-Acting Depot Buprenorphine as an opioid agonist therapy option for people who inject drugs
- TWIIN – AI-based digital assistant for service access and referrals
The interventions can be incorporated into HIV, TB, RSSH, CRG, or prevention modules and adapted to national epidemiological contexts.
Three strategic functions of the document for CCMs:
- Ensuring alignment with GC8 priorities
- Strengthening evidence-based decision-making
- Supporting inclusive and transparent CCM deliberations
The document is available for download below. For more information on any of the listed interventions, please contact the Alliance for Public Health: iSoS Project Director Sergiy Filippovych: filippovych@aph.org.ua