29th Regular Meeting of the CCM/E Oversight Committee June 04, 2026
The Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM/E) Oversight Committee (OC) convened its 29th regular meeting on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The full-day session was chaired by Dr. Neghist Tesfaye, Chairperson, and Mrs. Robin Gorna, Vice Chairperson of the Oversight Committee.
Key objectives included: discussing the performance of the Global Fund GC7 Grant, assessing the status of agreed action items, and identifying new bottlenecks and challenges affecting grant implementation and performance, ultimately aiming to suggest essential solutions and recommendations for CCM/E decisions. Participants included OC members, PRs’ Program, M&E, PSM, and Finance Focal points, and representatives from Federal Level Implementing Entities such as EPSS, EFDA, EPHI, NEP+, CCRDA, OSSHD, ISHDO, Love in Action Ethiopia, and CHAI.
The meeting’s primary focus was a comprehensive review of the progress and performance of Global Fund grants, covering HIV, Tuberculosis (TB), Malaria, Resilience and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH), and the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C-19RM). Discussions centered on Grant Period 7 (January–March 2026), using Principal Recipient (PR) dashboards as the basis for analysis.
The meeting included detailed presentations of Mr. Abayneh Admas, Oversight and Compliance Officer, presented the summary of all grant performances for Period 7, detailing programmatic indicators, cumulative disbursement, allocated GC7 budget, absorption rates, and identified gaps.
Mr. Fekede Shiferaw, Senior Supply Chain Manager at Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals and Supply service (EPSS), provided an update on commodity procurement status and the progress towards related CCM/E Decisions.
Mr. Kifle Tadesse, CLM Project Manager at ISHDO, presented the CLM report prepared jointly by MoH, NEP+, and ISHDO. The OC acknowledged the well-prepared document and offered feedback for further enrichment.
The Oversight Committee concluded by drafting focused action points for PR grant focal points. These will be presented to the CCM/E at the next regular meeting for approval.
