The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a global public/private partnership dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat the three diseases. To date, it has committed US$ 19.3 billion in 144 countries to support large-scale prevention, treatment and care programs. It is the most import source of funds for the HIV/AIDS prevention and care and it also enables countries to strengthen health systems by, for example, making improvements to infrastructure and providing training to those who deliver services.

CCM - At country level, the most important structure of the Global Fund is the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) is a partnership com¬posed of all key stakeholders in a country's response to the three diseases. The CCM does not handle Global Fund financing itself, but is responsible for submitting proposals to the Global Fund, nominating the entities accountable for administering the funding, and overseeing grant implementation. The CCM also serves in many countries as an important political space for Civil Society to monitor and advocate governments and agencies for an improved HIV/AIDS country response.