IMF, World Bank, and WHO agree to intensify efforts to support global health security through increased financing and technical expertise. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Health Organization (WHO) are enhancing their...
Health aid declines signal urgent need for renewed investment
According to an analysis by ONE.org, health aid fell to a 13-year low in 2021, jeopardising global health advancements. As funding priorities shift after COVID-19, there is an urgent need to reprioritise health investments. An analysis from ONE.org reveals a...
Health Fund in Africa raises $100 million to enhance healthcare access
The Transform Health Fund has raised $111 million to improve healthcare in Africa, focusing on innovative health models. It aims to enhance access to care for vulnerable communities across the continent. On October 3, 2024, AfricInvest and the Health Finance Coalition...
Policy paper on a landscape analysis of conditioned domestic ‘co-financing’
The Center for Global Development's policy paper, "Conditioned Domestic 'Co-financing' Policies in Global Health: A Landscape Analysis," provides an in-depth examination of co-financing policies in global health. These policies, which refer to the domestic financing...
Conditioned domestic “Co-financing” policies in global health
The policy paper titled Conditioned Domestic Financing in Global Health: Understanding Agency Policies and Implications for Health Systems Sustainability by the Centre for Global Development examines how global health funding agencies and recipient country governments...
France and Egypt bolster efforts to achieve universal health coverage
Egypt and France reaffirmed support for Egypt’s universal health coverage reform. AFD’s €210M funding aids primary healthcare and social protection, aiming for nationwide UHC by 2032. On September 30, 2024, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and...
Global experts advocate for innovative health financing amid economic strain
As public health financing faces mounting pressure from economic downturns, debt, and global crises, experts call for prioritising health in government budgets and leveraging innovative financial strategies to sustain health systems.According to an article from Health...
WHO PHC Toolkit to align GHIs with national strategies
WHO has introduced the PHC-GHI Toolbox 2.0, a resource aimed at aligning Global Health Initiatives (GHI) funding with national health strategies and primary health care principles to improve health system coordination and maximize the impact of investments.The WHO...
Mpox challenges Gavi’s new pandemic fund
Gavi's $2.5 billion Day Zero Financing Facility is being tested by the mpox outbreak, highlighting the need for timely vaccine access and better pandemic preparedness. Gavi's new US$2.5 billion Day Zero Financing Facility is facing its first challenge as mpox has...
Belgium’s support for social health protection in sub-saharan Africa: A case study
Belgium is supporting social health protection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Senegal, by establishing insurance systems that aim to improve healthcare access for informal sector workers even in challenging low-income settings.Belgium, through its development...
Future health financing in sub-Saharan Africa: Domestic spending and donor dependence
In the research article titled "Financing health in sub-Saharan Africa 1990–2050: Donor dependence and expected domestic health spending," published in PLOS Global Public Health, the authors investigate the complex landscape of health financing in sub-Saharan Africa...
African Union, Gavi, and Japan strengthen partnership for health security and UHC in Africa
In a significant move toward bolstering health security in Africa, the African Union, Gavi, and Japan have committed to deepening their collaboration to address Africa’s most urgent health priorities. At a thematic event during the 2024 Tokyo International Conference...
Are global health funds adapting to new financial challenges?
Global health funds may be falling behind on financial innovation, risking inefficiency in addressing new health challenges, according to a blog from the Centre for Global Development. Are Global Health Funds Falling Behind on Financial Innovation?—a blog published by...
Does health aid matter to financial risk protection? A regression analysis across 159 household surveys, 2000–2016
The document titled "Does health aid matter to financial risk protection? A regression analysis across 159 household surveys, 2000–2016" delves into the unexplored relationship between health aid and financial risk protection (FRP). Despite the growing emphasis on...
UN Foundation establishes new fund for outbreak prevention and preparedness
New funds to enhance global immunisation efforts, particularly in middle-income countries, to prevent, detect, and respond to vaccine-preventable diseases. The initiative, with WHO and UNICEF, aims to raise $15 million over the next two years.The UN Foundation has...