Background
The Ministry of Health convened a senior-level review to align priority activities and finance plans for the national HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria programmes ahead of a Global Fund GC8 funding proposal. The meeting focused on harmonising programme priorities and on financial planning across multiple funding sources to support integration with primary health-care services.
The Ministry of Health instructed national HIV, tuberculosis and malaria programmes to prepare comprehensive budget plans aligned to each funding source using a provided matrix. National programmes were asked to integrate priority activities for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria into primary health-care service delivery to strengthen service efficiency and quality.
Key Developments
Secretary of State Dr. Yuk Sambath, acting as the World Fund project director at the Ministry, led the review session on 22 May 2026 in Phnom Penh. The meeting reviewed strategic priorities, identified key programme activities for harmonisation, and examined budget perspectives compiled by the three national programmes for the GC8 funding package.
Senior officials from the Ministry’s administration and finance office and leaders of the national centres for HIV, TB and malaria participated in the session. Attendees were directed to return completed budget matrices and plans within the required timeframe so that the Ministry can consolidate the GC8 funding request.
Operational Implications
Programs preparing the GC8 package will need to map planned activities to specific funding sources and to a standardized budget matrix, enabling clearer donor review and internal consolidation. Cross-program integration, as recommended in the review, requires national programmes to describe how discrete HIV, TB and malaria activities will be delivered through primary health-care platforms.
Clear, source-aligned budgets and documented integration approaches are likely to be used by the Ministry when finalising the funding request documentation and when coordinating with the Global Fund secretariat and implementing partners.
Official Source
Source: Ministry of Health Facebook post, 22 May 2026 — available at the Ministry of Health social media channel: https://www.facebook.com/MinistryofHealthofCambodia/posts/pfbid02svA5WM9DUFiPNj5RyFDuNfpJvpjqyFmR2bz5rRXH5FSQYxe7hcW5gHGHrGWEp9RMl
