Philippines: Application Processes for Round 7 and its Status

1. Philippines: Application Processes for Round 7 and its Status

2. Global Fund Investment for the 3 Infectious Diseases in the Philippines 70 Million USD in approved grant amount 8 approved projects for the 3 diseases 127 Million for total Lifetime budget

3. Global Fund Investment for the 3 Infectious Diseases

4. Global Fund LFA Contract Local Fund Agent Grant Agreement TWG Principal Recipient Grant Agreement Country Coordinating Mechanism Sub-Recipient Sub-Recipient Sub-Recipient Structure of the GF Project

5. Philippine Application CCM Call for Proposals Submission of Concept proposals to the CCM TB HIV/AIDS Malaria CCM Recommendation

6. What is CCM and why? • CCM in the Philippines was established in 2002 through Administrative Order 83 A • Represent and acts on behalf of the Philippine partnership to fight TB, Malaria and AIDS • Consists of 33 members selected in a transparent electoral process • Membership based on member constituency

7. What is CCM and why? • Decision making based on consensus and votation with each member organization entitled to 1 vote • Chaired by the DOH, Co-chaired by USAID • A CCM secretariat (within the NCDPC) is organized to support the CCM

8. What is CCM and why? • CCM membership is for 2 years/term with maximum of 2 consecutive terms • The Philippine CCM is highly commended by the GFATM as a model; • CCM guidelines is the basic document for its operations. • The CCM organizes the partnership forum and other similar activities to ensure broad representation of all national stakeholders

9. What is CCM and why? • An election is conducted to fill in vacancy of membership slot/s • The CCM is supported by 3 Technical Working Groups (for TB, HIV/AIDS and Malaria) • oversee and directly guide the three disease components activities relevant to applications, monitoring and supervision, in coordination with the Principal Recipient and Sub-recipients. • constituted through an administrative order from the Secretary of Health • meet at least monthly

10. Constituents of CCM in PHL • Main Constituents, number of members allowed and percentage • Public sector – 10 members (30%) • Private sector – 17 members (50%) • Includes PLWD, NGOs, CBOs, Faith based org, private / corporate groups, Academe,etc • Bilateral/ Multilateral – 7 members (20%)

11. STATUS Round 7 Application • On going proposal development at the grass root level • CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPER IN MAJOR NEWSPAPER • Technical Working Group for HIv and malaria are now engaged; • TWG will clear the proposal based on the national framework, technical soundness, harmonization with existing projects and sustainability mechanism • TWG will endorse the proposal to CCM • CCM will discuss and hopefully endorse the proposal to GFATM

12. Challenges and Bottlenecks • National Plan in existence – National Objectives for Health • However, National M & E still needs strengthening • Information systems development towards automation • ‘Brain drain’, health human resource migration • Trainings at central level provision • Process for proposal development needs to be strengthened; although its ‘bottoms up’ approach integration of important mechanisms for sustainability and project effectiveness

13. Expectations • Learn/get insights on effective strategies/approaches that can be integrated into the GF proposals in the future • Update capacity of people (TWG) on reviewing or contributing inputs towards HSS including gap identification and forward planning • Learn insights on process integrating HSS into country proposal • Come up with concept paper/initial proposal for round 7

14. THANK YOU • Round 7 Health System Strengthening Proposal