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Global Fund prepares Central African Republic health grant

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Global Fund prepares Central African Republic health grant

A Global Fund team is supporting the Central African government in Bangui in preparing a health grant covering 2027-2029. Discussions focus on funding and priorities in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, according to portfolio manager Manassé Kassi, quoted by Centra-News.

A country team from the Global Fund is on a mission in the Central African Republic from 12 to 17 October to prepare the health grant covering 2027-2029. Discussions with the government concern funding negotiations and the definition of priority investments against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, according to Centra-News.

Talks began on Monday at the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (COUSP) in Bangui. Dr Manassé Kassi, the Global Fund’s portfolio manager for the Central African Republic, said the mission was intended to turn approvals already obtained into concrete investments.

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