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The
Myanmar Country Coordination Mechanism (M-CCM) intends to apply for GFATM
Round 9 in the areas of Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV. The proposal is still
under development, it is expected that there will be at least 20
implementation partners included in the proposal. Implementing partners
include the Ministry of Health, national and international non-governmental organisations and UN organizations.
As decided
in its meeting of 30 January 2009, the M-CCM hereby invites suitably
qualified organizations to submit Letters of Intent to carry out the
functions of Principal Recipient (PR) for the anticipated Grants. There will
be 2 PRs selected: one PR will handle fund flow for
governmental and UN implementing partners, and one
PR will handle fund flow to non-governmental implementation partners. Each PR
will cover all three diseases.
The
technical areas covered under the Grants include:
AIDS
 Prevention programmes
for sex workers,
Prevention programmes
for men who have sex with men
Prevention programmes
for injecting drug users and drug users
Programme providing
care, treatment and support for people living with HIV
Programmes for the
prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Tuberculosis
Procurement and supply system management
Improving case diagnosis (including
laboratory)
Expansion of Public-Private/Public-Public Mix
DOTS
Empowering people with TB
TB-HIV prevention and control
Malaria
Prevention of Malaria using Long Lasting
Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) or Insecticide ¬treated
mosquito nets
Early detection and appropriate treatment of
malaria
The M-CCM will review and rate applicants based on the
following criteria, with weighting of scores indicated below in the bracket
for governmental and non governmental PRs. The
first criteria below is a pre-requisite for both PRs:
1. Legal-capacity in Myanmar to
enter into grant agreements with the Global Fund.
2. Financial management capacity and demonstrated
track record in managing large-scale grants in a transparent and accountable
manner, and according to international accounting standards. (17%, 18%)
3. Proven ability in channelling
and managing funds in a manner conducive to supporting and monitoring a
community-based response. (17%, 18%)
4. Proven ability in mobilizing expertise
relevant to the program framework. (5%, 5%)
5. Proven ability and willingness to operate
fund flow and disbursement arrangements in a complex situation on a nationwide
scale. (17%, 12%)
6. Proven ability to cooperate with
government (e.g. Ministry of Health) and/or NGO entities in program planning,
design, implementation, and M&E. (11%, 12%)
7. Ability and willingness to work with the
M-CCM, and its Technical and Strategy Groups and designated bodies for work
planning and budgeting. (11%, 12%)
8. Proven successful local and international
procurement capacity in Myanmar
or similar contexts. (17%, 18%)
9. Track record of acting successfully as PR
for the Global Fund in other countries. (5%, 5%)
Interested applicants are requested to clearly indicate
which PR they are applying for and provide a cover letter and a brief
description of their capacity addressing the selection criteria of the M-CCM.
Weighted scores will be considered at the review stage. Documentation and
evidence are required as annexes to support the statements of capacity in the
application. The expected overhead charge should be indicated in the Letter
of Intent. This information will not be used for technical review, but will
be considered only if applicants have similar scores for technical capacity.
The description should not exceed 3 pages. All applicants are strongly
encouraged to complete the Global
Fund Principal Recipient Assessment Report (attached). Applications
should be in English.
If the grants in question are approved, the GFATM will
conduct an assessment of the organization/s that the M-CCM has chosen to
serve as PR(s). If the organization does not pass that assessment, the GF
will work with the M-CCM to select a different PR from the previous list of
nominations, in accordance with the ranking.
General guidelines on the work that is expected from the PRs can be found in the policies and guidelines of the Global Fund website at http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/policies/
The timetable for
the nomination of the Principal Recipient is as follows:
Deadline for the Expressions of Interest received by the
Secretariat of M-CCM
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.... 16 February 2009
Notification of short listed organisations
..
20 February 2009
CCM selection of the successful applicants
.......
Next CCM Meeting (tentatively 26 February 2009)
Letters of Intent
must be received in a sealed envelope by 16 February 2009 addressed to:
Dr. Saw Lwin
Director Disease Control, Secretary M-CCM
Ministry of Health
c/o Phyu Phyu
Administrative Assistant to the CCM Secretary
UNAIDS, 223, Sule Pagoda Road, Traders
Hotel, 12th Floor, Yangon
The application should be copied by email to the following address: PhyuP@unaids.org; ihdmoh@mptmail.net.mm
For general enquiries, please call Ms. Phyu Phyu, Administrative Assistant to the CCM Secretary at
UNAIDS Myanmar, + 95 1 252 361/2 ext. 3010, e-mail PhyuP@unaids.org
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