Rangarirai Chiteure, the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) coordinator said they wanted to start the process early to avoid a repeat of the previous round where Zimbabwe’s application was found wanting.
“We have held provincial stakeholders’ meetings which were meant to sensitise districts on Zimbabwe’s intentions for Round 11,” Chiteure said. “During the meetings we received input from stakeholders on what we can include in the application.”
He said they had also incorporated information obtained from the CCM committee meetings held on Monday and more consultations would be done with civil society and CCM sector representatives.
The Global Fund is likely to start calling for applications in August, which must be submitted by December 15.
“We will only get to know about the outcome of the application at the Global Fund meeting around April 2012,” Chiteure said. “If we succeed, the implementation will begin in 2013.”
Zimbabwe will seek funding for HIV/Aids and Tuberculosis programmes. Malaria programmes will not be included because they were covered in Round 10.
Chiteure told journalists at a workshop in Kadoma recently that participation by locals had been a challenge, especially attendance at meetings by government representatives.
“There is need to persuade government departments to select people to the CCM and enforce their attendance at meetings,” he said.
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“Currently the Global Fund is going through reforms and there is need for government to contribute to the proposed changes.”
US$667 global fund money given to zimbabweZIMBABWE has so far received funding to the tune of US$667 million under Round 1, 5, 8 and 10.
The money has helped put over 300 000 patients on anti-retroviral therapy, fund HIV prevention programmes and pay critical health care staff at a time professionals were leaving the country for greener pastures. Global Fund support is based on national proposals submitted by the CCMs.
Zimbabwe’s CCM comprises representatives from government, United Nations agencies, donors, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, people living with HIV, faith- based groups and academia.
