Common use of PROGRAM COOPERATION AND COORDINATION Clause in Contracts

PROGRAM COOPERATION AND COORDINATION. a. The Country Coordinating Mechanism (1) The Principal Recipient hereby acknowledges that: (a) the Country Coordinating Mechanism (of which the Principal Recipient is a part) is the group that coordinates the submission of proposals to the Global Fund from the Host Country and monitors the implementation of activities under approved programs; (b) the Country Coordinating Mechanism functions as a forum to promote true partnership development and participation of multiple constituencies, including Host Country governmental entities, donors, nongovernmental organizations, faith-based organizations and the private sector; (c) the Country Coordinating Mechanism should encourage multisectoral program approaches and ensure linkages and consistency between Global Fund assistance and other development and health assistance programs, including but not limited to multilateral loans, bilateral grants, Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs, and sector-wide assistance programs; and (d) the Country Coordinating Mechanism should encourage its partners to mobilize broadly to fight diseases of poverty, to seek increased financial resources and technical assistance for that purpose, and to ensure the sustainability of local programs, including those supported by the Global Fund. (2) The Principal Recipient will cooperate with the Country Coordinating Mechanism and the Global Fund to assure that the purpose of this Agreement will be accomplished. To this end, the Principal Recipient and the Global Fund, at the request of either or of the Country Coordinating Mechanism, will exchange views on the progress of the Program, the performance of obligations under this Agreement, and the performance of any consultants, contractors, or suppliers engaged in the Program, and other matters relating to the Program. (3) The Principal Recipient shall actively assist the Country Coordinating Mechanism to meet regularly to discuss plans, share information and communicate on Global Fund issues. The Principal Recipient shall keep the Country Coordinating Mechanism continuously informed about the Program and the Principal Recipient’s management thereof and shall furnish to the Country Coordinating Mechanism such reports and information as the Country Coordinating Mechanism may reasonably request. The Principal Recipient understands that the Global Fund may, in its discretion, share information with the Country Coordinating Mechanism. (4) The Principal Recipient shall coordinate its activities with the activities of related or substantially similar programs in the Host Country. (5) The Global Fund and the Principal Recipient may agree in Implementation Letters, in accordance with Article 12 below, on additional responsibilities of the Principal Recipient with respect to the Country Coordinating Mechanism.

PROGRAM COOPERATION AND COORDINATION. a. The Country Coordinating Mechanism (1) The Global Fund and the Principal Recipient hereby acknowledges recognize that: (a) the Country Coordinating Mechanism (of which the Principal Recipient is a part) is the group that coordinates the submission of proposals to the Global Fund from the Host Country and monitors the implementation of activities under approved programs; (b) the Country Coordinating Mechanism functions as a forum to promote true partnership development and participation of multiple constituencies, including Host Country governmental entities, donors, nongovernmental organizations, faith-based organizations and the private sector; (c) the Country Coordinating Mechanism should encourage multisectoral program approaches and ensure linkages and consistency between Global Fund assistance and other development and health assistance programs, including but not limited to multilateral loans, bilateral grants, Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs, and sector-wide assistance programs; and (d) the Country Coordinating Mechanism should encourage its partners members to mobilize broadly to fight diseases of poverty, to seek increased financial resources and technical assistance for that purpose, and to ensure the sustainability of local programs, including those supported by the Global Fund. (2) The Principal Recipient will cooperate with the Country Coordinating Mechanism and the Global Fund to assure that the purpose of this Agreement will be accomplished. To this end, the Principal Recipient and the Global Fund, at the request of either or of the Country Coordinating Mechanism, will exchange views on the progress of the Program, the performance of obligations under this Agreement, and the performance of any consultants, contractors, or suppliers engaged in the Program, and other matters relating to the Program. (3) The Principal Recipient shall actively assist the Country Coordinating Mechanism to meet regularly to discuss plans, share information and communicate on Global Fund issues. The Principal Recipient shall keep the Country Coordinating Mechanism continuously informed about the Program and the Principal Recipient’s management implementation thereof and shall furnish to the Country Coordinating Mechanism such programmatic reports and information as the Country Coordinating Mechanism may reasonably request. The Principal Recipient understands that the Global Fund may, in its discretion, share information with the Country Coordinating Mechanism. (4) The Principal Recipient shall coordinate its activities implementation of the Program with the activities of related or substantially similar programs in the Host Country. (5) The Global Fund and the Principal Recipient may agree in Implementation Letters, in accordance with Article 12 below, on additional responsibilities of the Principal Recipient with respect to the Country Coordinating Mechanism.