The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund)

Technical Assistance


With Global Fund’s financial resources, we provide a broad range of technical assistance services, mainly to Member States of the Americas but also to Country Coordinating Mechanisms, to develop National Strategic Plans; to draft epidemiological updates; to prepare investment cases, risk analysis, technical guides, gap analysis, performance frameworks, micro and macro stratification, and costing; to formulate evidence-based interventions; to facilitate Technical Review Panels, policy dialogue and consensus building among key stakeholders. Assistance is also provided to Principal Recipients of the Global Fund to enable solutions to bottlenecks and gaps, and to improve project performance. With the new Global Fund allocation cycle 2020-2022, PAHO will support 38 projects in the Region of the Americas.

Global Fund Allocation Cycle 2020-2022

Based on country’s disease burden, economic capacity, and country-specific factors, Global Fund communicates every three years the allocation amount to each eligible country. In cycle 2020-2022, the following countries received allocation letters totaling US$373,026,598:

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Country

Disease

Amount US$

Application Approach

Allocation Utilization Period

1

Haiti

HIV

72,959,840

Full Review, Joint HIV/TB

1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023

2

Cuba

HIV

17,394,860

Tailored for Transition

1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023

3

Guyana

HIV

4,816,401

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2024

4

Guatemala

HIV

25,609,594

Full Review

1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023

5

Nicaragua

HIV

12,457,279

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2024

6

Honduras

Malaria

4,032,429

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023

7

Haiti

Malaria

21,000,000

Full Review

1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023

8

Venezuela

Malaria

 19,800,000

TBD

2021 - 2023

9

Haiti

TB

25,422,056

Full Review, Joint HIV/TB

1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023

 

 

 

 

 

10

Paraguay

HIV

6,722,401

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Mar 2021 - 29 Feb 2024

11

Suriname

Malaria

3,292,987

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2024

 

 

 

 

12

Costa Rica

HIV

2,200,662

Tailored for Transition

1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024

13

Guatemala

Malaria

4,771,920

Tailored for Transition

1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024

 

 

 

 

 

14

Bolivia

HIV

10,168,010

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2025

15

Suriname

HIV

2,355,648

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

16

Jamaica

HIV

11,488,614

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

17

Belize

HIV

2,999,251

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

18

Dominican Republic

HIV

15,995,839

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

19

El Salvador

HIV

16,074,816

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

20

Bolivia

Malaria

5,555,895

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

21

Nicaragua

Malaria

6,426,652

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

22

El Salvador

TB

3,182,056

Tailored for NSP or Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

23

Nicaragua

TB

3,097,287

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

24

Peru

HIV

9,018,643

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2025

25

Multi-Caribbean (DMA, GRD, LCA, VCT)

HIV

2,450,000

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2025

26

Honduras

HIV

11,604,842

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Aug 2022 - 31 Dec 2025

27

Guyana

TB

500,000

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Apr 2022 - 31 Dec 2024

28

Peru

TB

10,898,534

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2025

29

Multi-Caribbean (DMA, GRD, LCA, VCT)

TB

1,200,000

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2025

30

Honduras

TB

3,057,700

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Aug 2022 - 31 Dec 2025

31

Colombia

HIV

19,457,001

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Nov 2022 - 31 Dec 2025

32

Guatemala

TB

4,387,112

Tailored for Transition

1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2025

33

Ecuador

HIV

6,005,764

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025

34

Guyana

Malaria

1,185,793

Tailored for Transition

1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025

35

Bolivia

TB

5,436,712

Tailored for Focused Portfolios

1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025

TOTAL

373,026,598

In addition, we implement the following projects supported by the Global Fund:
 

Strategic information to consolidate and guide comprehensive HIV services for key populations in the LAC Region. This project aims at improving the availability and coverage of HIV/STI related health services for KP (MSM, TGW, FSW), and the availability of information to monitor these services in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to accelerate progress towards the global commitment of ending AIDS by 2030. The project benefits the whole Latin American and the Caribbean sub-region, and specific activities have been concentrated in Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras and Paraguay. In 2020, focused activities will be expanded to Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama and Dominican Republic and partial support will be given to Nicaragua and Guatemala. The goal of the project is to accelerate the achievement of SDG3 target 3.3.1. 

 

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Framework for Monitoring HIV/STI Services for Key Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean; 2019


Strengthening the Tuberculosis Laboratory Network in the Region of the Americas. With financial support of the Global Fund and the Organismo Andino de Salud Hipolito Unanue Agreement (ORAS-CONHU) as the main implementor, PAHO participated as sub-recipient and technical coordinator of the grant activities. This project contributes with reducing the gap in the detection of cases of tuberculosis in the Americas by strengthening the diagnostic capacity through in 20 laboratory networks established in the region. Specifically, PAHO provides assistance in strengthening technical capacities of the three supranational references  laboratories in Argentina, Chile and Mexico to assist national networks of tuberculosis laboratories in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela. PAHO also strengthens technical capacities (workshops) on biosafety and management of biological risks, safe transportation of infections substances, maintenance of laboratory equipment, quality management, and information systems for laboratories. Guidelines and manuals for TB laboratory diagnosis were developed with the latest international recommendations.

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Technical Guide for Bacteriological Diagnosis of Tuberculosis.
Part 3 Susceptibility Tests; 2018

 

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Algorithms for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis; 2018

 

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Manual for the Bacteriological Diagnosis of Tuberculosis.
Part 4: Manual of external quality assessment procedures for bacteriological methods applied to the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of tuberculosis; 2019

 

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Handbook for the Bacteriological Diagnosis of Tuberculosis.
Part 1: Smear Microscopy Update; 2018

 

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Estructura y funcionamiento de las redes nacionales de laboratorios de tuberculosis en la Región de las Américas; 2017
(Spanish only)

 

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Costos de funcionamiento de los laboratorios supranacionales (LSN) en el marco de su relación con la red de laboratorios nacionales; 2018
(Spanish only)

 

Costo efectividad en el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis; 2018

Costo efectividad en el diagnóstico de la tuberculosis; 2018 (Spanish only)

 

Análisis de situación de los sistemas de información de los laboratorios supranacionales, laboratorios de referencia nacional y las redes nacionales de laboratorios de TB; 2017

Análisis de situación de los sistemas de información de los laboratorios supranacionales, laboratorios de referencia nacional y las redes nacionales de laboratorios de TB; 2017
(Spanish only)

 


Master plan for strengthening HIV, TB and malaria response in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from health perspective. With financial support of the Global Fund and other donors, and in collaboration with national and international partners, PAHO provides technical support to ensure continuity of essential health services with emphasis on medicines and laboratory services, based on periodically updated situation analyses, mapping of existing and incoming supplies, and gap estimates with 3-year projections. Under the HIV component, PAHO supports continuity in access to antiretroviral treatment, improved surveillance and HIV data, and laboratory capacity. Under TB component, it improves TB detection and diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care; and under Malaria component, it supports diagnosis, treatment, case management and vector control in targeted areas. PAHO coordinates this project in close collaboration with the Venezuelan Ministry of Health, the Global Fund, UNAIDS, UNICEF, local and international civil society organizations, and health professionals.


Strengthening public health national supply chains to promote technical independence and long-term sustainability: A regional approach. The goal of this project is to ensure quality of the data, smooth flow of logistics information along the supply chain, and appropriate methodologies towards forecasting of needs and procurement planning. It also supports countries to manage essential medicines and to forecast and program the supply of diagnostic and laboratory reagents. The project covers gaps in capacity building to prevent and mitigate risks on pharmaceutical and other health technologies management. PAHO focuses on the development of sustainable health systems by transferring the successful experiences, processes/methods and lessons learned from previous experiences to ensure sustainability. This includes mapping the supply chain in Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay; supporting country-specific workplans for strengthening health supply; developing a baseline and key performance indicators; and establishing inter-agency regional coordination to align country interventions.


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