Health Systems Funding Platform

The Global Fund has joined the GAVI Alliance, the World Bank and the World Health Organization to create a new Health Systems Funding Platform (the Platform). The objective of the Platform is to make better use of new and existing funds for health systems strengthening through simplification of countries’ access to HSS support, and through harmonization and alignment of this support in a way that is country driven, results-focused and involves all country stakeholders including civil society and the private sector.

Unique opportunity

GAVI Alliance, the Global Fund, and the World Bank are the largest providers of support for health system development. Harmonising and eventually providing support through a joint system funding platform has the potential to significantly strengthen and improve health systems by:

1. lowering transaction costs for countries by harmonising proposal development and reporting;
2. increasing efficiency at country level through strengthened and more harmonised planning;
3. reducing fiduciary risk by employing joint funding mechanisms.

As recommended by the International Health Partnership and the High Level Task Force for innovative financing for health systems, GAVI, GFATM and the WB, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), are exploring opportunities for joint programming of the different organisations' health system support.

These website pages explain the HSFP approach, and the three areas of work in more detail – harmonization of existing funding, the common proposal form and pilot of funding requests based on national health strategies.  

If, after reading these pages, you have questions about the Health Systems Funding Platform, please consult the FAQs (PDF - 318 KB) about the Health Systems Funding Platform microsite.

For further information, you may also contact the Global Fund at hsfp@theglobalfund.org  

For more information on HSS, please read the information note on healthsystems strengthening (PDF - 598 KB).