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At the LabCop 8th Annual Meeting (22-24 October 2025, Nairobi Kenya) on “Strengthening Laboratory Systems and Networks: Sustaining Gains in Challenging Times,” ITPC reaffirmed that meaningful community engagement at every level of decision-making—from policy to M&E—is essential to advancing the HIV and TB diagnostic response. Preliminary findings from the implementation of the Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) for Diagnostic and Laboratory Services across Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Sierra Leone revealed that existing barriers to HIV diagnostic and monitoring services have been further strained by funding cuts. These insights underscore the urgent need for strategic shifts in diagnostic services, with a focus on prioritizing essential and equitable access.

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed deep and painful truths about global health systems. Across the world, communities faced inequities in access, disruptions to essential services, and exclusion from decision-making. For years, community-led organisations have had to fight for their right to participate in national and global coordination mechanisms. Their expertise and data remain essential for effective pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response (PPPR). To strengthen collaboration between communities and the global PPPR system, ITPC Global and Matahari Global Solutions, with support from The Global Fund, have developed three new resources (available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese): 📘 Toolkit: Using Community-Led Monitoring Data for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Advocacy — a guide to developing CLM systems that influence policy and practice. 📗 Community Guide: Using CLM Data for PPPR Advocacy — practical steps to identify the who, what, where, when, why, and how of CLM-PPPR advocacy. 📙 PPPR 101 Workshop Toolkit (coming soon): resources to help communities run their own workshops and build local PPPR projects. These tools bridge the gap between HIV, TB, and malaria experience and the evolving PPPR landscape — providing practical guidance for data-driven advocacy and inclusive preparedness. Each resource draws on real-world lessons from community organisations that have monitored health systems, documented access gaps, and influenced pandemic policy from the ground up. 🔗 Visit the link to access the resources and strengthen community-led preparedness for the next pandemic https://lnkd.in/dT_VVghq APCASO

We are excited to invite you to join us on 21 October from 3:00 - 4:00 PM SAST (2:00 - 3:00 PM WAT | 3:00 - 4:00 PM CET | 4:00 - 5:00 PM EAT ) for a webinar hosted by ITPC, in collaboration with our partners, to share findings from our recent research work on how community-led monitoring (CLM) can be used to strengthen health systems in emergency settings. During the session, you will: Hear country case studies from Burkina Faso, DRC, Guinea, Mali and Nigeria Learn how to harness community-led monitoring in humanitarian and emergency settings Share your own experiences implementing CLM in challenging contexts French translation will be available. To register for the webinar, click the link below.  https://lnkd.in/d3JpFHsN We look forward to hosting you and learning together. Please feel free to share this invitation with your networks. The Global Fund

⚡ITPC Global named a 2025 Grindr for Equality Award partner! We’re proud to be one of five organizations selected by Grindr for Equality to advance LGBTQ+ health, rights, and safety around the world. Through this partnership, ITPC will collaborate with LGBTQ+-led organizations across Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe/Central Asia to fill urgent service gaps and deliver digital prevention campaigns through Grindr’s platform — expanding access to self-testing, PrEP, long-acting prevention tools, and DoxyPEP. Each of these partnerships reflects a shared belief: when community leaders have the resources they need and the ability to reach people directly, they can accelerate change at scale. #GrindrForEquality #LGBTQHealth #CommunityPower #DigitalAdvocacy #RightsAndSafety https://lnkd.in/eWHsaP_2

📢We’re hiring short-term CLM Technical Assistance consultants Help communities strengthen community-led monitoring across HIV, TB and malaria. You’ll work with country partners, the Global Fund, PEPFAR and UNAIDS to scale high-quality CLM. ✅What you’ll do: Co-create TA plans with partners Deliver targeted TA and coaching Report on outcomes and next steps ✅Who should apply: 10+ years in global health or related fields CLM/M&E/data management experience Familiar with Global Fund processes Comfortable working across regions and time zones Strong writing, facilitation and stakeholder engagement Multilingual is a plus (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian) 📅Duration: 15 days to 3 months ⌛Deadline: 20 October 2025, 23:59 SAST 🔗Details and how to apply https://lnkd.in/dwN8CKe9 Please share with your networks. 

At #UNGA80, the paradox is clear: UNAIDS is set to close in 2026 while the HIV response is in crisis, while we face shrinking budgets, communities are being defunded just as science accelerates — from generic Lenacapavir to AI. Dismantling accountability structures now would silence community voices and erode multilateralism. Innovation is moving fast, but funding is drying up — communities remain the backbone of ethical and accountable health responses. #CommunityExperts #commit2health

Whether it’s HIV, NCDs, or climate impacts, our health depends on resilient systems powered by community action. Community-led monitoring or #CLM is how we protect our futures. #WatchWhatMatters #MakeMedicineAffordable #CommunitiesAreExperts #UNGA80

At the UN HLM on #NCDs #UNGA80, governments fell short on one of the biggest Health barriers: affordability. The affordability fight is urgent for HIV. Lenacapavir (LEN) could be available for just $40 a year, but too many countries are excluded from current agreements. Governments must use TRIPS flexibilities, local manufacturers must step up, and donors must stop legitimizing exclusion. LEN and other innovations are game changers if we get rid of barriers and stop making excuses. #MakeMedicinesAffordable #HLMNCDs #HealthForAll #LEN #CommunitiesAreExperts

ITPC has received long-term call funding from the Robert Carr Fund since 2013. RCF’s core funding has been critical to ITPC’s sustainability and impact. RCF’s resources have allowed ITPC to build a strong program team, established robust financial and compliance systems, and grow its capacity to secure larger multi-country grants. “RCF’s support helped us build the workforce needed to become eligible and satisfy very strict donor requirements. Our financial and compliance systems—procurement procedures, strategic planning, and staff—are funded by RCF’s core grants; without this, we could not operate globally at such a large global scale.” Nadia rafif, ITPC Advocacy and Influence Lead. Read the full report 👉 https://lnkd.in/dCPq5ZcQ Solange Baptiste Simon