Global Fund offers S. Africa 547 mln USD boost to fight TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria

STORY: Global Fund offers S. Africa 547 mln USD boost to fight TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria DATELINE: May 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event with speakers addressing audience 2. various of the signing ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE LETSIKE, Co-Chairperson of SANAC 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THEMBISILE XULU, CEO of SANAC STORYLINE: The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) on Wednesday facilitated the signing of the new Global Fund grant worth over 8.8 billion rands for the next three-year HIV and TB response cycle at Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) offices in Pretoria. The grant is administered at the country level through a structure known as the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism (GF-CCM). The GF-CCM is a multi-stakeholder structure mandated by the Global Fund to oversee grant implementation, which includes government, civil society, development partners, and private sector repr