The Global Fund‘s Grant Cycle 7 (GC7) has allocated $933 million to Nigeria for addressing HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria from 2024 to 2026. Of this, $340,095,438 is dedicated to the HIV grant, with NACA receiving $10,663,394 to lead the coordination of the multisectoral response to HIV. To kick off the GC7 grant, a retreat was held for the newly formed Project Monitoring Unit (PMU).
The four-day retreat was designed to familiarise new team members with their roles, reflect on past successes, identify areas for improvement, and discuss actionable strategies for future endeavors. In her welcome remark, director-general of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori, highlighted the significant accomplishments of the GC6 grant. Dr Ilori said these accomplishments include training healthcare personnel, equipping laboratories, and meaningfully engaging communities.
She urged participants to build on these successes in tackling HIV challenges. While we celebrate these remarkable achievements, we must task ourselves to improve upon our past efforts by being efficient and intentional in sustainably addressing the public health challenges of HIV through the use of reliable data for effective decision-making.” Dr Ilori stated.
Several notable activities under the GC 7 include the scale-up of HIV and TB Gender and Human Rights interventions both at the national and sub-national levels. Development of 36+1 states‘ strategic plans leveraging the HIV National Strategic Plan 2023-2027. Implementation of.