Addendum: Civil Society Guide to the GFF

Since the publication of the Civil Society Guide to the GFF in October 2016, the Global Financing Facility (GFF) has strengthened its engagement with civil society, continued to expand its geographic reach, and embarked on a USD 2 billion replenishment effort. This addendum outlines these important developments, and provides key questions and recommendations for assessing […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society

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The Global Financing Facility: An Opportunity to Get it Right

This issue brief for policymakers outlines the potential and reforms proposed by Save The Children that could make the GFF truly drive increased health investment in health and nutrition from both external and domestic finance.

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Category: Health Financing

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Advocacy Win News: Uganda’s Government Approves a Civil Society Engagement Strategy for the GFF Investment Case

On March 9, 2018, the Uganda Ministry of Health approved and adopted a civil society organization (CSO) engagement strategy for the implementation of the country’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Investment Case for the Global Financing Facility.

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Category: Civil Society

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Making the GFF Work Better for Nutrition

This brief summarizes arguments for including Prevalence of Wasting and Coverage of SAM (severe acute malnutrition) Treatment as two new indicators for under-nutrition in the GFF, in addition to just stunting. It goes in detail to explain why these two indicators are so essential to be able to holistically and accurately document under-nutrition in GFF […]

Type: Resources

Category: Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition

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GFF Civil Society Workshop Maputo Concept Note

This concept note provides logistical information and explains the purpose and goals of the Civil Society Workshop in November 2016 in Maputo, Mozambique. The workshop brought CSOs from GFF countries together in order to increase CSO engagement and collaboration in the GFF.

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Category: Civil Society

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The Global Financing Facility and Family Planning

To better understand the role of the GFF in filling funding gaps for family planning and contraceptive procurement, PAI analyzed the first four published investment cases as well as the project appraisal documents (PADs) for Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda, specifically regarding their commitment to family planning and contraceptive procurement within these documents.

Type: Resources

Category: Family Planning & Contraception

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Recommendations for Effective CSO Engagement in RMNCAH Country Platforms: Participation, Transparency, and Accountability

This document is a condensed version of the recommendations put forward to the Investors Group to strengthen the Minimum Standards for Country Platforms, and was written to bring forward the perspective of CSOs on the topic. They have identified important steps that governments can take to ensure meaningful CSO participation in Country Platforms, emphasizing inclusiveness […]

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Category: Civil Society

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Global Financing Facility: where will the funds come from?

This short piece was written from the perspective of GFF partners in the Investors Group, and is a response to a World Report by Ann Danaiya Usher on November 7th, 2015. It serves to clarify exactly how the GFF works in terms of funding and goals, which differentiates it from other health funds, refuting the […]

Type: Resources

Category: Health Financing, Results-based Financing, UHC

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PAI Feedback on draft Operational Framework for the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health

PAI provides its feedback and specific recommendations to strengthen the Operational Framework draft put forth by Every Woman Every Child. PAI is concerned that the current draft: (1) Could provide clearer guidance to countries around reproductive health aspects of the Global Strategy; (2) Relies too heavily on the troubled Country Platform and Investment Case model […]

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health, Health Financing, Maternal and Child Health

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Summary of the one-day PRE-CSO Meeting on Global Financing Facility

This document gives a brief overview of the Pre-CSO Meeting on the GFF in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 16-18th, 2015. It states outcomes of the meeting, lessons learned, and next steps to further CSO engagement to achieve the best results.

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society

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