WHO/Global Fund Agreement

1. WHO/Global Fund Agreement on Technical Cooperation to Support Countries under the Global Fund New Funding Model Nani Nair Office for Coordination of WHO - Global Fund Partnership ADG/HTM Office

2. The WHO-Global Fund Agreement • Agreement to support technical assistance to countries for activities leading to Concept Notes (CN) development* to access their allocation under the New Funding Model. • Building on WHO’s mandate, presence and long experience in providing technical guidance and support to countries including for previous rounds-based calls for applications. • *but not to support Regional proposals, actual writing of Concept Notes, or steps that follow, such as providing clarifications to the TRP and processes for Grant Making

3. Overview of the Agreement • Agreement signed 20 May 2014 during WHA, for US $ 29 M • Period: January 2014 to 31 December 2015- bulk of the work in next 12 months • Payments: • Upfront payment of $4.6 million for fixed coordination costs, and $4.8 million for activities • Reimbursement for activities completed between 1 Jan and 20 May 2014. • Additional payments will be made retroactively asreimbursements, based on quarterly reports of activities completed

4. Overall Budget Summary

5. A Flagship Project of WHO Reform • WHO-GF TA Agreement reinforces the key principles of WHO Reform. • Country Focus: needs are defined at Country Level and address country needs and priorities towards reaching set targets • Mandate to provide effective technical assistance to countries: three levels of WHO work seamlessly through HTM/HIS /RMNCH /GF focal points at CO, RO, HQ and OGCF • Coordination and harmonization of assistance: WHO TA requests result from dialogue with all relevant national stakeholders, in-country partners and GF country teams to avoid duplication of efforts • Strengthened accountability and transparency

6. Oversight and Management Structures WHO-GF Steering Committee Oversight from Director General's Office Global Policy Group Office of Coordination for WHO - Global Fund Partnership and Technical Cooperation Joint Working Group ADGs Interagency Committee Task Force HTM/HIS/RMNCH and OGCF

7. Scope of Technical Assistance for the 3 diseases WHO HIV WHO TB WHO GMP – RBM HSS and RMNCH are Cross Cutting

8. Scope of Technical Assistance for HSS and RMNCH WHO HSS/RMNCH

9. To remind ourselves… • Demand driven process • Clear focus on real country needs and priorities in order to reach goals • Logical process for development of Concept Notes: eg., epidemiological, situation gap analyses and NSPs before Concept Note development • Active engagement with all stakeholders to ensure content of CNs, appropriate TA, and use of funds • Cross-cutting elements critical for success under NFM

10. Important Dates • Beginning Date of Agreement: 1 January 2014 • End Date of Agreement: 31 December 2015 • First Report to the Global Fund due on 4 July 2014; technical and financial reports for activities carried out and reimbursed between 1 January – 20 May 2014 • HQ, Regional and Country Office focal points contacted to provide reports in lead up to the due date • Quarterly Reporting thereafter until end of Agreement • HQ, Regional and Country Offices will be contacted to provide reports in lead up to due dates

11. Sharing Information and Tracking Progress • Templates for TA Requests and Reports, Quarterly Workplanning and Reporting shared with all WHO Focal Points for HTM/HIS/RMNCH at HQ and Regions • SOPs for internal working arrangements shared with HQ and Regional HTM/HSS/RMNCH focal points • Active utilization of all forums including face to face meetings, TCs, VCs, emails and sharepoint to track, trouble-shoot and monitor progress with provision of technical assistance in real time . • All key documents including workplans, templates, schedules of TRPs etc. are accessible on OCGF sharepoint

12. Progress and Next Steps • Countries continue to submit their technical assistance requests. Workplanning templates for next quarter being developed in each Region • WHO and Global Fund working on Joint Standard Operating Procedures to ensure smooth management of the Cooperation Agreement • Training for countries intending to integrate Health Systems and Services into their concept notes, finalization of guidance note on integrating RMNCH issues into Concept Notes • 280 Concept Notes expected to be submitted during 2014-2016, of which 160 in 2014 (representing 72% of the total funding)

13. Opportunities • Accelerated progress towards MDGs: national programme strategies, plans, national health systems development, link and converge towards achieving national and global targets • Effective coordinated partnership mechanisms that are well positioned technically and politically, and that consistently provide effective TA support to countries • Greater capacity (technical, financial) to respond more effectively to countries’ needs in the future • Stronger national capacities in countries

14. We’re a TEAM! Thank you