Third Regional Meeting LAC Platform (second day)

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Lima, Peru – June 14th to 15th, 2018

June 15th, 2018

Spotlight on Transition Preparedness and Lessons Learned in the LAC region

In this session of the second day morning, Alfredo MejĆ­a, LAC Platform Studies and Tools Coordinator, and Paul Bonilla, LAC team and STC Specialist of the Global Fund, presented to participants key information about transition preparedness and lessons learned based on an analysis of transition plans developed in 2017 and 2018 in the LAC region. Also, they did highlight the main risks and strategies identified by civil society and communities in the LAC region through transition preparedness engagement.

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Lessons learned from the transition preparedness in Latin America

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In a round table, members of the Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCM) of Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Suriname and Panama shared experiences, obstacles, challenges and successes of the implementation of their transition preparedness, particularly in the national transition plans.

Based on their experiences, a plenary was held to reflect, in theĀ transition preparedness context, how can we respond to the challenges? what are the opportunities for civil society in this context? and how can we take advantage of these opportunities?

Advisory Committee for Regional Grants of the Global Fund in LACĀ 

In the last session of the morning, Julio César Aguilera, CARLAC member, shared key information about the functions and responsibilities of the Advisory Committee for Regional Grants of the Global Fund in LAC (CARLAC by its initials in Spanish).

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Exchange of lessons learned and experiences between the movements of TB and HIV in the context of strategizing and coordination for the upcoming United Nations High-Level Meeting on TBĀ 

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In this afternoon session, in a round table, TB activists shared information about the process of civil society participation in UNHLM-TB (NYC September 2018) and HIV activists reflected on their experiences in similar processes.

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39th meeting of the Board of the Global Fund, 9-10 May 2018, in Skopje, Macedonia

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To the closure of activities, Javier Hourcade, member of the LAC Representation before Global Fund Board, and Carlos García de León, member of the communities that engage in the Board meetings, provided relevant information of the 39ª meeting of the Board. of the Global Fund, held in Macedonia in May 2018.