is a stand-alone mechanism that was established on February 27, 2002, to facilitate and coordinate the management of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria grants to address the three diseases in Ethiopia. The Global Fund is a financing mechanism with the purpose of attracting, managing, and disbursing funds that will increase existing resources in Ethiopia and make a sustainable and significant contribution to the reduction of infections, illness, and death. The CCM/E focuses on performance by linking Global Fund resources to the achievement of clear, measurable, and sustainable results through strengthening partnerships between government/ private/donor/NGO. The participation of communities and people, particularly those infected and directly affected by the three diseases, are critical for both the development of concept notes and the implementation of the awarded grant funds.