Project summary:

The ”Strengthening the National Council on TB and HIV/AIDS in Ukraine” Project has been implemented since 2013.  The project’s main goal is to strengthen the capacity of the National Council on TB (tuberculosis) and HIV/AIDS, which is a body of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and performs the functions of the Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM) of the Global Fund programmes in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine (MoH) is responsible for implementation of the state TB and HIV/AIDS policies, and hosts the Secretariat of the National Council on TB and HIV/AIDS – Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM). The key tasks of the National Council are the following:

- to draw up proposals concerning the priorities of the national policy to fight TB and HIV/AIDS and ensure the implementation of this policy, and to offer proposals concerning the consolidated use of national and local budget funds as well as money from international and public organizations for financing programmes and actions to fight TB and HIV/AIDS, with the objective of ensuring that they are used rationally and efficiently;

- to help coordinate the actions of ministries, other central and local executive authorities, local governments, international and public organizations, including ones uniting people living with TB and HIV/AIDS, representatives of business circles, trade unions, unions of employers, and religious organizations, in order to implement TB and HIV/AIDS projects at the national level – including ones funded by grants from the Global Fund and other such organizations. 

The Global Fund allocates funding to support the CCM’s work. The Global Fund policy on CCM funding aims to increase the CCM’s efficiency by linking its funding with its activities. In particular, this policy provides for the use of the CCM funding in the following four areas:

1) strengthening oversight functions;

2) encouraging broader involvement of stakeholders in the CCM’s work; 

3) facilitating the coordination of the CCM’s work with that of other structures and/ or processes existing in the country, and 

4) strengthening the CCM’s capacity, including in the area of gender equality.

Under the project, UNDP supports the CCM Secretariat’s activities, the major objective of which is to support the activities of the National Council on TB and HIV/AIDS through the provision of organizational, logistical, informational and analytical and other assistance, perform coordination related to the exchange of information, and resolve technical issues regarding National Council and its committee’s meetings, workshops, site visits arrangements.

 The work is carried out in four key areas of responsibility: 

1. Operations – Lead the CCM Secretariat and support the operational structures of the CCM;

2. Oversight – Enhance the efficiency of the oversight procedures mandated by the Global Fund;

3. Positioning – Facilitate political discussions and strengthen sustainability efforts;

4. Engagement – Foster the meaningful, inclusive and active participation of key stakeholders.