GFF
Organization: Global Financing Facility in Support of Every Woman Every Child
About
The GFF was established in 2015 at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (Addis Ababa) and is hosted at the World Bank Group. It focuses on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) and nutrition, using a country investment case model to catalyse public and private co-financing. As of 2024, GFF supports over 40 countries with a combined portfolio of over $3 billion.
Ukraine joined the GFF country programme in 2023, making it one of the few active conflict contexts where GFF has become engaged. GFF resources are being used to support RMNCAH service delivery continuity, including strengthening supply chains for essential reproductive health commodities, improving data systems for maternal and child health monitoring, and building health workforce capacity. For CARE’s SRH programming in Ukraine, GFF represents a relevant coordination and co-financing window, particularly for programmes aligned with national RMNCAH strategies.
The Global Financing Facility (GFF), hosted at the World Bank, is a multi-donor trust fund focused on ending preventable deaths of women, children, and adolescents. It uses a catalytic funding model to leverage domestic resources, private sector finance, and international ODA to strengthen national health and nutrition systems in low- and middle-income countries.
Ukraine Commitment
Ukraine was admitted as a GFF country in 2023, with GFF resources supporting reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services and supply chain improvements; GFF engagement is coordinated through the Ministry of Health and aligned with the World Bank’s health operations in Ukraine.