Global Action Plan Signatory Agencies back Ghana’s Health Financing Reforms

Ghana, one of nine of the new GFF countries added in 2019, recently held a Health Financing Forum from November 25-27th. The GFF was present at this forum, which focused on Sustainable Health Financing for Universal Health Coverage, where key priorities for the revision of the National Health Financing Strategy and Implementation Plan were discussed.

Type: News

Category: Health Financing

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Comparative Analysis of the GFF: Enhancing inclusivity, transparency and accountability

An in-depth comparative analysis of the Global Financing Facilities across seven participating countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society, Domestic Resource Mobilization, Health Financing

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Tanzania One Plan II Infographic

This informative infographic goes into depth about the GFF in Tanzania in an easy to read manner. It focuses on why Tanzania needs the GFF, basics of what the GFF is, the finances and funding including the One Plan II, and the expected impact of the GFF in the future towards RMNCAH+N goals.

Type: Resources

Category: Health Financing, Investment

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Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) & GFF Performance Scorecard: Nigeria

This bi-annual scorecard supports in-country civil society organizations, relevant stakeholders and interested members of the National Steering Committee of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to regularly
monitor the performance of the BHCPF and GFF in Nigeria.

Type: Resources

Category: Health Financing, Investment

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Building an Investment Case for RMNCAH+N in Malawi

This presentation gives an in-depth explanation into the process of forming an Investment Case, and while being specifically aimed towards Malawi, provides information for any present or future GFF Country.

Type: Resources

Category: Health Financing, Investment

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Global Financing Facility Welcomes New Director

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) welcomed Dr. Muhammad Pate as the GFF’s new director to lead and develop the strategic direction of the GFF as it expands to a total of 50 countries by 2023.

Type: News

Category: Health Financing

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Canada Announces CAD$150 Million in New Funding for the Global Financing Facility

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the Government of Canada announced an additional CAD$150 million in new funding for the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF). This funding is a new multi-year commitment to the GFF Trust Fund for the period 2020 to 2022, in addition to CAD$50 million in funds announced at the […]

Type: News

Category: Health Financing

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Catalytic pilot grants to strengthen civil society engagement in national Global Financing Facility processes: Implementation report

During the planning phase of the small grants mechanism in 2018, PMNCH, under the guidance of the GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group, issued catalytic pilot grants to civil society organizations (CSOs) in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. These grants were intended to stimulate civil society engagement in the GFF and to demonstrate potential contributions […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society, Health Financing, Private Sector

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A message from GFF Director Mariam Claeson

As we move into the expansion phase, incorporating learning from countries in the lead, I want to thank you all for our great partnership for women, children and adolescent health and nutrition and for what we have accomplished together in the last two years. During this period, the GFF has evolved from proof of concept […]

Type: News

Category: Adolescent Health, Health Financing

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GFF Portfolio Update

This paper provides an update on the GFF country portfolio as of April 2019. It outlines implementation progress, as well as a description of how the GFF is supporting key areas such as health systems strengthening, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N), sexual reproductive health and rights and civil registration and vital […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), Health Financing, Investment, Results-based Financing, UHC

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