CCM size

By Mr Ousmane Amadou SY, Technical Partner, United Kingdom 

I joined the forum earlier this year and find the CCM topic very relevant at this stage of the Global Fund’s development. Because of their critical and central role in the Global Fund funding mechanism, more attention and efforts are needed at this level.

I support the idea of downsizing CCMs in order to make them more effective and functional in many countries. Representation of all sectors is something that we need to advocate and promote continuously, but we have to acknowledge that in some cases it is difficult to achieve a comprehensive oversight of Global Fund-supported programs at country level through overcrowded CCM meetings.

I see an effective CCM being advised by a team of local experts in different areas of programming, implementing, finance and reporting.

The second aspect to emphasize is the need for CCMs to develop contextually adapted and tailored policies and procedures.

However there's still an open question for the type of CCM required for large/populated and small countries. Discussions on cost implications of the CCM mechanism should also start among the stakeholders as there's now an opportunity for these national bodies to receive financial support from the Global Fund and other local donors. See full text in English.