Eastern Europe $ Central Asia

ABSTRACT NGOs and community groups working on harm reduction and the HIV response in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are consolidating their services to maximize foreign investment and present a unified front in the call for domestic financing.

ABSTRACT A regional network of people living with HIV (ECUO) has submitted an expression of interest for Global Fund money to support advocacy activities at the regional level in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

ABSTRACT The Eurasian Harm Reduction Network has released a policy brief on the implications for countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Global Fund’s new funding model.

ABSTRACT In a letter to the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network, Executive Director Mark Dybul said that the Global Fund recognises the importance of continuing to support programmes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

ABSTRACT This article contains short announcements on three topics: (1) The Global Fund has introduced a new code of conduct for recipients. (2) A call for nominations has been issued to fill seats on the delegation of Communities living with or affected by the diseases on the Global Fund Board. (3) A new report has been released on the effects of funding shortfalls on the fight against HIV and TB in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

ABSTRACT [Revised] Twelve civil society organisations, mostly from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, have submitted a joint position paper on the development of a new funding model for the Global Fund. The paper was endorsed by a group of 26 African CSOs, who also called on the Global Fund to revisit its consultations process. Meanwhile, two CSOs are disseminating a questionnaire on the consultations process and the options for the new model.

ABSTRACT Global Fund grants are, on average, three months behind schedule. According to a detailed Aidspan analysis, the best performing grants, on average, are (a) those to countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; (b) those for which an NGO is the Principal Recipient; and (c) those for which the Swiss Tropical Institute is the Local Fund Agent.