Publication: Case Study on the Africa Medical Equipment Facility (Kenya)
Wemos (The Netherlands) is pleased to share with you a joint case study that it conducted together with Akina Mama wa Afrika (Uganda). We analysed the Africa Medical Equipment Facility (AMEF), a relatively new blended finance facility rolled out in Kenya since 2021, which is carried out by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and is […]
Type: Resources
Category: Health Financing, UHC
Tracking The Progress And Implications Of The Global Financing Facility (In This Case Results – Based Financing) In The Healthcare Sector In Uganda
This study tracks progress of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Uganda, which contributes to the Uganda Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement Project (URMCHIP), and particularly the implementation of the Results Based Framework (RBF) component of URMCHIP.
Type: Resources
Category: Results-based Financing
Five-Year Quantitative Analysis of GFF Investments and Linked Priorities
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Global Financing Facility (GFF), PAI has created a database with GFF project information and financial data, including World Bank disbursements, and official progress indicators. In an effort to highlight the results governments are working towards, this resource has been designed for use by various stakeholders in the GFF […]
Type: Resources
Category: Health Financing, Investment
Family Planning and The Global Financing Facility: Current Evidence and a Learning Agenda
To understand the current role of the GFF and inform its next steps to best fulfill this mandate, this note takes stock of our collective knowledge on inclusion of contraception in HBPs; incorporation of FP in country RMNCAH-N investment cases and corresponding World Bank projects; and GFF influence over government and donor resource allocation for cost-effective FP services. It concludes with a research agenda to guide future policy.
Type: Resources
Category: Family Planning & Contraception, Health Financing
The GFF at Five: Time for a Change?
The Global Financing Facility (GFF) was initiated in 2015 to contribute to filling the existing financing gap to implement the United Nations’ “Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030)”, with the objectives of ending preventable deaths and achieving a better quality of life for women, children, and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is time to take stock of how the GFF has been operating at global and country level, how it has been governed and whether it has achieved its objectives.
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society, Health Financing
World Bank Trust Funds and the Case of the GFF: Time for a Refresh?
The objective of this fact sheet is to open conversation on the Global Financing Facility’s governance and financing structure. Our guiding question is whether the Global Financing Facility, in its current set-up as a Multi-Donor Trust Fund, is fit-for-purpose, or whether it would benefit from a change towards a Financial Intermediary Fund.
Type: Resources
Category: Health Financing
The GFF in Tanzania: A Brief Summary
This fact sheet focuses on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Tanzania. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N). Tanzania was among the four front runner countries where GFF country consultations started in 2015 and is now in its third year of implementation since May 2015.
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society
The GFF in Uganda: A Brief Summary
This fact sheet focuses on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Uganda. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N). Uganda was selected in the second round of GFF in 2016 (2nd phase country).
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society
The GFF in Malawi: A Brief Summary
This fact sheet gives an overview on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Malawi from an independent perspective expressing concern for consideration by both civil society and the GFF as the process unfolds. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescents health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N).
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society
The GFF in Kenya: A Brief Summary
This fact sheet focuses on the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Kenya. Wemos’ fact sheet on the GFF explains the general functioning of this health financing model supporting countries in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescents health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N).
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society