Country Coordinating Mechanism: A Case Study (20 countries)
Institution:
Miscellaneous (See Executive Summaries)
Authors:
Miscellaneous (See Executive Summaries)
Study commissioned by:
The Global Fund and funded by: Various bilateral partners
(GTZ, the Government of France, Italian Cooperation: Directorate General
for Development Co-operation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Objectives:
First purpose:
to have information on how specific CCMs function and on their understanding of their mandate,
to identify and document processes that work in operationalising the Global Fund principles of public-private partnership,
to highlight areas for improvement/strengthening to reach the goal of a public-private partnership fully engaged in the planning, implementation and monitoring of Global Fund grants.
Second purpose:
to facilitate an in-depth technical needs assessment of the CCM members and their constituents.
Methods:
The scope of work and the selection of CCMs for the review and case study documentation have been developed in consultation with a number of partners such as the International HIV /AIDS Alliance, UNAIDS and the GTZ.
Descriptive qualitative studies in twenty countries (Armenia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Ukraine, Vietnam) including a ten-day visit in each country, from October 2003 to early 2004.
Most case studies are based on:
A two-day briefing at the Global Fund Secretariat in Geneva;
Desk reviews of GFATM's documents and guidelines, surveys and situational analyses of CCMs conducted by NGOs and international agencies, reports of regional meetings, TRP comments on proposals, minutes of the CCM meetings;
A series of (semi-structured) interviews with samples of CCM members drawn from each of the constituencies represented in the CCMs, with samples of sub-recipients (both successful and those whose proposals had been rejected by the CCM in earlier rounds), with LFA and donor representatives, with key representative from GFATM, and with consultants who have provided technical assistance to the CCM and the PR;
Country field visits (teams comprising an international consultant together with a local consultant) : attendance of meetings of CCMs, visits to significant health structures;
Workshops or focus group discussions for the presentation of the consultant's findings.
Results:
The main findings (including recommendations) are presented and organised according to six main areas (see original Executive Summaries):
Establishment and membership
Governance patterns
Level and scope of participation
Country-led formulation and implementation process
Coordination with national existing fora, policies and programmes
