Meetings

On April 10, 2026, a meeting of the Country Coordinating Mechanism for HIV and Tuberculosis (hereinafter referred to as the CCM) was held under the chairmanship of A. Bokazhanova, Deputy Chair of the CCM and Coordinator for Key Populations and Community Engagement at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS in Kazakhstan.

Agenda:

1. Announcement of new funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (hereinafter referred to as the Global Fund) for the HIV and TB components starting in 2027.

2. Agreement on the Global Fund funding allocation framework for 2027-2030:

2.1 Key focus areas for the Tuberculosis component within the new Global Fund grant for 2029-2030.

2.2. Key focus areas for the HIV component of the new Global Fund grant for 2027-2029.

3. Civil society's vision for strengthening the response to the HIV and Tuberculosis epidemics in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

4. Plan for implementing the Global Fund's eligibility criteria for CCMs during the new proposal development process:

4.1 Approval of the Country Dialogue plan;

4.2 Agreement on the composition of the working group for writing the proposal and conducting the Country Dialogue.

On December 3, 2025, the Country Coordinating Committee for HIV and Tuberculosis (hereinafter referred to as the CCM) held an electronic vote chaired by A. Bokazhanova, CCM Vice-Chair and Coordinator for Key Populations and Community Engagement at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS in Kazakhstan, and M. Medetov, CCM Vice - Chair and representative of the Key Populations and Community Engagement Committee.

Agenda:

1. Approval of the decision to change the indicators for transgender people in the Performance Framework of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (hereinafter referred to as the Global Fund) project, proposed by the Principal Recipient of the Global Fund's HIV component grant – the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases.

The CCM Secretariat held a training webinar for the Oversight Committee members. During the meeting, the participants discussed the role and functions of the CCM within the Global Fund, key oversight tasks, and Kazakhstan's experience in organizing grant monitoring. Particular attention was paid to practical aspects of the work: analysis of Principal Recipient reports, conducting on-site visits and interaction with key partners. Following the webinar, the participants agreed on the final forms of the questionnaires and the Oversight Committee report, which will be used in future activities. The Secretariat will continue to support the Committee members in strengthening the oversight function and plans to conduct additional training events.

Webinar objectives:

1. To familiarize the Oversight Committee members with the role and functions of the CCM within the Global Fund.

2. To clarify the tasks and powers of the Oversight Committee, including its place in the CCM structure.

3. To present the key standards and requirements of the Global Fund in the field of oversight activities.

Webinar report

Webinar presentation