NOTES FROM
GFAN CALLS
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GFAN hosts regular conference calls with advocates from around the world. The calls are used for information sharing and joint strategizing on the Global Fund.
Below you will find recordings and additional documents from past calls.
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Notes, recordings and slides from calls regarding the ACT Accelerator can be found here: http://covid19advocacy.org/calls-details-and-notes/
2023 GFAN Calls
September 6
September 6:
Some material form the call:
August 9
August 9:
Some material form the call:
June 14
June 14:
- More on the speakers bureau here.
- The schedule for the HLM negotiations is here.
- Our TB Hub landing page is here.
- The key asks and mobilization toolkits (revised) is here.
- TB HLM Registration is here (last day is June 19).
May 31
May 3
May 31:
May 3:
If you’re in New York: tell us there
The key asks and mobilization toolkits
Deadly divide executive summary
The slides:
PPR HLM Slides
TB HLM Slides
March 22
March 22:
March 8
March 8:
February 22
February 22:
January 2023
January 25:
2022 GFAN Calls
November 30: Global Fund Board Meeting Debrief & TB New Regimen Advocacy Guide Brief
November 30: Global Fund Board Meeting Debrief & TB New Regimen Advocacy Guide Brief
October 12: Brief on International Health Regulations
September 29: First Pledging Debrief
Our Powerpoint; the GFS Powerpoint.
September 15: GFS Update and Results Report discussions
September 6: GFAN AP video launch, UK Advocates plans and Pandemic Preparedness Update
September 29: First Pledging Debrief
Our Powerpoint; the GFS Powerpoint.
September 15: GFS Update and Results Report discussions
September 6: GFAN AP video launch, UK Advocates plans and Pandemic Preparedness Update
August 24: Global Fund Secretariat Update on the Replenishment Campaign and the Pledging Conference
- Live Content Toolkit in Eng and Fr – relevant and up to date content which can be posted anytime
- New hero film: Voices of the Fight For What Counts
- The #FightForWhatCounts Petition: add your name here.
July 27: AIDS22 & GFAN Resources for the last mile
July 14: Civil Society and Community Webinar on the PPPR FIF
Co-organized by GFAN, Frontline AIDS, Friends of the Global Fight, AVAC, the Joep Lange Institute, Equal and STOPAIDS. We talked about the upcoming changes in the Pandemic preparedness infrastructure, and the need for the new fund to be more inclusive in its governance and avoid repeating the mistakes of past investments in Global Health.
The powerpoint from Cecilia Mundaca Shah, UNF, can be found here.
July 13: GFAN Call - Replenishment Update and Mental Health Brief
We hear from the Global Fund Secretariat about the progress of the 7th Replenishment, and from United for Global Mental Health about our latest brief on mental health and the Global Fund.
You can download the slideshow for the Global Fund presentation here.
June 29: GFAN Call - IAS 2022 plans
Hear about our plans for the 2022 International AIDS Conference in Montréal, and from Canadian advocates on their engagement to the lead up to the conference, and from the Global Fund Secretariat on opportunities for advocacy during and around the event.
Find more details on the GFAN plans for the conference here.
June 8: GFAN Call - GFS Update
Dianne Stewart from the Global Fund Secretariat gives an update on the state of the replenishment campaign.
Find the powerpoint here.
May 25: GFAN Call - Board Meetings Debriefs
Global Fund Board Members Robin Montgomery and Andriy Klepikov and Stop TB Board Members Carol Nawina, Austin Obiefuna, Delinia Garcia and Peter Ngola talk about the key moments and decisions of the Board meetings that took place this month.
May 4: GFAN Call - IAS22, GFAN Open Letters
We hear from Robyn Waite (Results Canada) on opportunities for engagement at IAS 22, and the GFAN team on two open letters: one for German Chancellor Scholz on arguing for an ambitious pledge, and one for the hosts of the COVID-19 Summit on ensuring that the Global Fund Replenishment is integrated in the ongoing pandemic preparedness and response discussions.
April 26 - GFAN Call notes
Due to a technical problem, we were not able to record the call; please find the call notes below:
Context:
During the next Board Meeting, the board be presented with a decision point regarding how catalytic funding will be allocated in the next implementation cycle (2024-2026). Catalytic Funding, alongside country allocations, is a critical component of the implementation of the new 2023-2028 Strategy. Many community-led, human right and gender transformative interventions that are championed by civil society and communities would fall under the priorities given to catalytic investment – it therefore is capital that advocates follow this discussion and its outcome closely. The plans that will be presented to the board are being discussed in the Strategic Committee, chaired by Carolyn Gomes, Board Member of the Developing NGO Delegation. This GFAN call was organized to give the Communities Delegation, Developing Countries NGO and Developed Countries NGO Delegations a chance to update their constituencies on the state of the discussions, and receive input and feedback.
Carolyn Gomes (Developing Countries NGO BM), Robin Montgomery (Developed Countries NGO BM) and Daniel Townsend (Developed Countries NGO CFP) joined the GFAN Secretariat team on the call.
The discussion:
- The Strategic Committee makes recommendation on a range of priorities for Catalytic Funding that will guide the Secretariat in the allocation of funding. These priorities have to be approved by the Board before the end of the replenishment process (an therefore before how much money will be available is known), so they are budgeted according to funding scenarios.
- Under the methodology that will be proposed to the Board, the more funding is made available overall through the replenishment, the large the share that will go to catalytic investment.
- The priorities recommended by the Strategic Committee are informed by the Technical Evaluation Reference Group (TERG), and the Technical review Panel (TRP).
- The Strategy Committee discussion have been contentious regarding how much funding should be made available for catalytic funding, how that funding should be split between the various priorities, and how much flexibility the Secretariat should have in the allocation of funds.
- Catalytic funding had been presented in the past as one avenue to address the relatively lower Global Fund investment going to the fight against TB. Though figures cannot be shared yet, this concern is reflected in the proposed allocation.
- A new, innovative inclusion in Catalytic Funding of a NextGen Market Shaping to promote equitable access to health supplies by transforming supply chains.
- At the national level, board member shared that it is crucial that national advocates work to identify suitable opportunities for catalytic funding, that make best use of the available funds and guarantee impact.
April 6: GFAN Call - Presidential Budget Announcement Debrief, G7/G20 Updates and World Malaria Day Plans
We hear from Mark Lagon (Friends US) on the President Budget Request, Rachel Ong (GFAN AP) on the C20 process, Peter Weissner and Robin Montgomery on C7 process, and Millie Heslam (RBM Partnership) on their World Malaria Day Plans.
March 23: GFAN Call - One Health, Global Week of Action Debrief, Presidential Budget Announcement
We heard from Rachel Ong (GFAN AP) about the Global Week of Action, Chris Collins (Friends of the Global Fight) about the Presidential budget, Ellie Parravani (Brooke Institute) about One Health. The GFAN Team presented our resources for World TB Day.
March 9: GFAN Call - World TB Day Updates and Plans from Technical Partners
On this heard from Lucica Ditiu and Kadira Malkoc from Stop TB, Peter Ng'Ola and Subrat Mohanty from the Stop TB board, Blessi Kumar from GCTA and Lynette Mabote from TAG, who all presented updates and plans ahead of World TB Day. We also heard from Rachel Ong with GFAN Asia Pacific on the progress of the Global Week of Action.
February 25: GFAN Call - Technical Briefing on the Investment Case
Briefing by the Global Fund Secretariat on the Preparatory Meeting and the Investment Case followed by a Q&A
February 9: GFAN Call
Release of GFAN Speakers video, update on Civil Society Engagement at the Preparatory meeting and Global Week of Action, release of Friends US new documentary.
Key links: GFAN Videos & Friends US documentary
January 26: GFAN Call
Update by Friends US, Plans for Preparatory Meeting Engagement.
2021 GFAN Calls
GFAN’s World Cafe
To access all the abstracts from each session visit here!
The Slides shared on the call:
November 25: GFAN Call
Debriefing of the 46th Global Fund Board Meeting with the Communities, Developing Country NGO and Developed Country NGO Delegations
November 23: GFAN Call
Launch of the GFAN Civil Society Ask for the 7th Replenishment, with Khuat Thi Oanh and Matthew Kavanagh
November 11: GFAN Call
Annual Meeting Debrief, World AIDS Day plans, and US hosting announcement
October 6: GFAN Call
Thought Leaders Call: Enabling Global Health Financing Beyond ODA and the Pandemic through Global Public Investment
September 20: GFAN Call
Thought Leaders Call: Embedding digital transformation in Global Fund programs
August 4: C20 and G20 Updates
Links shared on the call:
June 16: The Global Fund 7th Replenishment & 20th Anniversary
Links Shared on the call:
For those that have missed it… We have a new home! GFAN is now hosted by JLI – full announcement can be found here.
May 25: A look at the 45th Global Fund Board Meeting
Links Shared on the call:
April 6: World Malaria Day Tools & Global Fund Strategy Update
Slides Shared on the Call:
March 9: The GFAN 2021-2025 Strategy
Links Shared on the call:
March 1: Introducing the 2021-2022 GFAN Speakers Bureau and GFAN’s World TB Day Materials
Links Shared on the Call
February 23: Check-in following the second Global Fund Partnership Forum for Africa/MENA I
February 16: Check-in following the first Global Fund Partnership Forum for ECCA/LAC
February 3: Report Back from the third civil society and communities pre-meeting and the Global Opening of the Global Fund Partnership Forum
Links Shared on the call:

January 26: Report Backs from the first two civil society and communities pre-meetings in advance of the Global Fund Partnership Forum
Links Shared on the Call:
2020 GFAN Calls
December 8: Last GFAN Call of 2020 ~ Finding a new home, update on the US election results and what that means for global health, latest updates on the Global Fund Strategy Development and the work of the CRG.
Slides from the Call:
Links Shared on the Call:
- Upcoming conference on HIV and Human rights in Eastern Europe – Dec 14
- Friends US report for the Transition to Biden Administration
- GFAN’s Global Fund Strategy Development Page
- Link to GFAN’s Annual Survey for 2020
December 1: Call on TB & the Global Fund Strategy Development Process with Updates on the StopTB Board Meeting.
Slides from the Call:
- Documents related to the recent Stop TB Partnership Board Meeting
- Report: Step up for TB
- Proposed Action Plan in Response to Independent Review of Allegations of Racism and Misconduct at the Stop TB Partnership
- TB vaccines chapter of the annual pipeline report
- ICOH calls for a strong global effort to promote occupational safety and health strategies to prevent TB in high-risk worker populations
- GFAN’s Global Fund Strategy Development Page
Upcoming Calls/Events:
- Deadly Divide – Thursday 3 December, Asia Launch Event, 10 AM Geneva. Registration
- Friday 4 December, Anglophone Africa Launch Event, 12PM Geneva. Registration
- Francophone Africa Launch Event, 2:30 PM Geneva, Registration
- Americas Launch Event, 4PM Geneva, Registration
- Saturday 5 December, EECA Launch Event, 12PM Geneva, Registration
November 17: Presentation on the Global Fund Strategy Development from the Vice Chair of the Strategy Committee & thoughts on Strategy Development and the 44th Global Fund Board meeting from Communities and Civil Society Delegations.
Slides From the Call:
Links Shared on the Call:
October 14: Global Fund Strategy Development Process and Results Report.
Slides from the Call:
Links Shared on the Call:
- GFAN’s page for the Global Fund Strategy Development
- The Global Fund CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for the Partnership Forums (CLOSES NOV 6 2020): Find the Global Fund’s Nominations form here
- The Global Fund Results Report
- The Global Fund Results Report Media Package
July 6: Mitigating COVID-19 – Slides from the Global Fund.
On June 18th, CSEM and GFAN co-hosted a conversation that was open to all interested civil society and community CSO’s, advocates and activists to share information about the role civil society and community are playing on the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.
While most information is still very preliminary, the conversation provided updates on what issues were being discussed in the various “pillars” of the ACT-A: Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Vaccines and the Health System Connector.
Close to 200 people joined the call and discussion points raised included ensuring that there is opportunity from the broader community to feed into conversations in all the pillars and across ACT-A, ensuring that information is shared with global health CSO’s, advocates and activists broadly across many issues (including importantly those communities who are most vulnerable to COVID because of other health challenges) and importantly to ensure that in these conversations, civil society representatives include people living with or recovered from COVID-19 at the centre of the response.
For more information or queries on how to engage in these conversations going forward, please contact Katy at katy@icssupport.org
Documents from the call:

Additional GFAN Calls 2020.
- 11 June: Slides from the Global-Fund on their COVID-19 Response
- 21 May: 43rd Global Fund Board Meeting Recap
- 6 April: Global Fund Strategy (Call Notes)
- 6 April: Strategy Development Timeline 2020-2021 (Current as of March 2020)
- 26 March: COVID-19 (Call Slides)
- 26 March: COVID-19 (Call Notes)
- February 20: GFAN call on Word TB Day
2019 GFAN Calls

2019 GFAN Calls.
- September 16: Call with Peter Sands, Updates on Netherlands and UNGA
- September 11: Updates from Australia, Nordic Countries & the Global Fund Secretariat
- August 28: Updates and Looking Ahead to Lyon
- July 2: Donor Markets Update
- June 19: Communications
- June 5: DRM
- May 22: Global Fund Board Meeting 41 Debrief
- May 8: Donor Deep Dive (notes available on request)
- April 24: Replenishment Updates Download
- April 10: G20/C20, GBOT Campaign, and North American Advocacy
- March 27: Global Strategy Meeting Update
- January 30: Briefing on the African Leadership Summit
- January 21: Investment Case