Capacities for National Programme Governance and Management –
Including Global Fund New Funding Model Capacities 1 :
1.
Data
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To conduct national disease programme reviews including; assessments of surveillance systems and data quality assessments; epidemiological analyses; and progress of responses.
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To collate and analyse sufficient epidemiological data at country level to inform decisions on the addressing the epidemic.
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To ensure that disease burden data are submitted by Ministry of Health or equivalent focal point to WHO and UNAIDS and are accurate.
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To be able to prepare and share latest reports and evaluations including; disease status at the national and sub-national levels; and performance of each relevant disease programme and the health system.
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To invest in strong epidemiological and health data at national and sub-national levels (including by age and sex for key populations).
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To prepare and provide information to create a baseline for measuring the government’s counterpart financing contributions.
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To prepare ‘grant performance’ and ‘impact achieved’ data.
2.
National Strategic Plans Capacities;
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To assess and review the existing National Strategic Plans (NSPs) using independent, multistakeholder process such as Joint Assessment of National Strategies tool to enable the revision of national strategies in a consultative manner.
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To develop NSPs with clear objectives and realistic and measurable indicators.
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To conduct a programmatic gap analysis that is based on sound technical analysis to enable the prioritization of interventions for Global Fund and other funding.
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To conduct costing of priorities.
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To develop appropriate programme responses to the epidemic together with strategic investment approaches to produce an investment case.
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To collect and analyse health and disease programme financing data at country level.
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To ensure engagement of Key Affected Populations (KAPs) / Civil Society in the relevant aspects of NSPs.
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To collect data and identify how to address Human Rights / Gender Equality/ Sexual Orientation and related barriers to accessing services.
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To ensure KAPs are adequately organized to provide input into national and Global Fund processes
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To ensure that Governance structures and CCM Membership act as effective representatives of
KAPs and People Living with the Diseases (PLWD). These include People Living with HIV (PLWD-
HIV), people living with TB (PLWD-TB) and people living with malaria (PLWD-M).
3.
Country Dialogue Capacities;
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To prepare for and conduct a Country Dialogue involving the mobilization of a participatory and inclusive consultative process for planning and decision-making.
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To ensure engagement of key constituencies including; global technical partners; other donors and implementers; people living or having lived with the diseases; Key Affected Populations
1 There are ongoing updates on the New Funding Model please see: http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/about/grantmanagement/fundingmodel/

(KAPs); Civil Society and cross cutting health sector planners in a Country Dialogue process.
4.
Concept Notes Capacities;
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To develop a Concept Note(s) as part of the NFM application process.
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To ensure engagement of Key Affected Populations (KAPs) / Civil Society in concept note development.
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To convene a technically skilled writing team, who can work with the support of the Global Fund country team to produce quality concept note(s).
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To develop the implementer capacities in line with the Global Fund 12 minimum standards for grant implementers (see relevant sections of the implementation UNDP Capacity Development
Tool).