CCM is Country Coordinating Mechanism for the Global Fund
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) was established in 2001 "to dramatically increase resources to fight three of the world’s most devastating diseases, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need." The Global Fund was founded on the following set of principles and objectives:
To operate as a financial instrument, not an implementing entity
To make available and leverage additional financial resources
To support programs that reflect national ownership
To operate in a balanced manner in terms of different regions, diseases, and interventions
To pursue an integrated and balanced approach to prevention and treatment
To evaluate proposals through independent review processes
To establish a simplified, rapid, and innovative grant-making process and operate transparently, with accountability
If you're newly diagnosed, it can also be incredibly beneficial if you seek out support, get help from your local HIV organization and connect with other HIV-positive people.
Malaria is a life-threatening disease. It's typically transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. Infected mosquitoes carry the Plasmodium