Reprioritisation: Findings from a rapid, independent, civil society-led analysis
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Objectives
Building on the commitments and guidance from the Secretariat, this analysis had three primary objectives:
- Measure community engagement in the reprioritization process, including assessing access to information and resources, inclusion in processes, consultations, and other dynamics impacting meaningful participation.
- Gain an early view into the activities proposed for deprioritization, both to understand the alignment of the reprioritization with Global Fund guidance and to develop an evidence base to support community advocacy in Grant Cycle 8.
- Provide real-time support for countries with challenging contexts, difficulties engaging, or where cuts have been proposed that undermine Global Fund principles, priorities and strategy.
Background
On 16 May, the Global Fund Secretariat released guidance about grant adaptation measures for Grant Cycle 7 (GC7). These measures were designed to ensure continuity of life-saving programs during a period of financial uncertainty. This ‘reprioritisation and revision process’ first involved the communication of reduced funding amounts by the Secretariat on 30 June 2025, after which countries were requested to review grant activities and take decisions about which grant-funded activities would be cut, altered, retained, or transitioned to other sources of funding (for example, domestic funding). To ensure that core, life-saving, and essential services were preserved in grant budgets, the Secretariat released detailed guidance and an operational note about the reprioritisation. Access more about this here
Partners
This analysis was led by an independent, civil society cohort of organisations and networks: the Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS and Health Service Organisations (EANNASO), the Coalition to build Momentum, Power, Activism, Strategy & Solidarity (COMPASS) Africa, Seven Alliance, the Réseau Accès aux Médicaments Essentiels (RAME), the Middle East Harm Reduction Association (MENAHRA), MENA Rosa, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA), Via Libre, Data Etc, the Global Advocacy Data Hub (GADH), Community Health & HIV Advocates Navigating Global Emergencies (CHANGE), Women4GlobalFund (W4GF), and the Key Population Transnational Collaboration (KPTNC).
