COVID-19 GC7 FINANCING

Faced with the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are focusing their efforts on response strategies, namely raising awareness among populations about the adoption of protective measures, physical distancing, and measures to restrict population movements, lockdowns, border closures, etc. Despite these measures, the poorest and most vulnerable people, along with minorities, remain the most exposed to the situation due to their disadvantaged legal and social status, not to mention the difficulties they face in accessing health services. Faced with the many challenges posed by this pandemic, the Board of Directors of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has established a new financing mechanism to support countries in the fight against COVID-19 (C19RM) and mitigate its impact on HIV, tuberculosis and malaria programs and health systems. Following receipt of the allocation letter, Guinea has been granted funding totaling US$20.433 million. In this context, Solthis was asked by the Multisectoral Coordination Committee (MCC) to assist in drafting this specific COVID-19 response request.

General objective

Support the Drafting Group in preparing Guinea’s funding application for the Global Fund’s C19RM 2021 mechanism.

Activities and expected results

Guinea’s C19RM 2021 funding application was developed in a participatory and inclusive manner for all actors involved in the fight against pandemics and proposes an effective, inclusive intervention strategy that complements other COVID-19 funding:

• Conduct a rapid and participatory review of the national response to COVID-19, including its impact on essential services, particularly for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria
• Map bilateral and international funding dedicated to COVID-19 (UN agencies, World Bank, European Union, FM, etc.) to ensure complementarity with this application and the effectiveness of the aid
• Facilitate country dialogue through ongoing communication with all stakeholders in the funding application process and take their recommendations into account
• Complete the Global Fund C19RM 2021 funding application form in accordance with CCM guidelines
• Update the response strategy to the three pandemics in the context of COVID-19

Guinea’s C19RM 2021 funding application proposes a strategy to strengthen the national health system, including at the community level, in order to ensure the continuity of services to combat the three pandemics, with a particular focus on removing barriers related to gender and human rights.