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Overview

Overview

What is Global Health Finance Coalition (GHFC)?

The Global Health Finance Coalition (GHFC) is an advocacy and collaboration platform committed to addressing the urgent challenges facing global health financing. As global health programs confront unprecedented funding gaps— exacerbated by recent shifts in donor priorities and economic uncertainties — the GHFC aims to champion sustainable, innovative financing solutions to support essential health services worldwide.


GHFC aims to bring together a diverse range of stakeholders, including civil society organizations, governments, multilateral institutions, private sector actors, and philanthropic bodies. The coalition will serve as a hub for coordination, knowledge-sharing, and advocacy to secure resilient global health investments for the future.

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Involvement

Why Join the Global Health Finance Coalition (GHFC)?

Why join

Influence Global Agendas

Shape high-level advocacy at key platforms like WHA, UNGA, and the World Health Summit.

Collaborate Across Sectors

Work with a unique mix of global stakeholders and build partnerships that amplify your impact.

Access Tools and Insights

Receive regular updates, advocacy toolkits, policy briefs, and exclusive invitations to strategic discussions.

Contribute to Collective Advocacy

Bring your perspectives and regional expertise into a unified voice for financing health equity.

Be Part of the Solution

Take part in reshaping how global health is financed, advancing innovation, and building systems that leave no one behind.

Core Features and Structure

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Host Organization Responsibilities

Host Organization

IDA serves as the host organization for the Global Health Finance Coalition, leveraging its extensive expertise in global advocacy, coalition-building, and policy engagement. As host, IDA is entrusted with several key responsibilities to ensure the coalition's effectiveness and sustainability:

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Convening and Coordination

organize and facilitate the coalition’s monthly meetings, ensuring regular and productive dialogue among members. These meetings will serve as a platform for strategic alignment, information exchange, and collaborative planning.

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Strategic Communication and Advocacy

lead the coalition’s communication efforts, including the development of joint advocacy messages, policy briefs, digital campaigns, and engagement strategies for global, regional, and national platforms. It will also coordinate the coalition’s visibility at key events such as the World Health Assembly, the UN General Assembly, and major health financing forums.

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Partnership Development

actively engage in identifying and fostering new partnerships across sectors, regions, and thematic areas, broadening the coalition’s reach and strengthening its collective impact. This includes outreach to governments, philanthropic organizations, private sector actors, and civil society groups.

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Focal Point and Secretariat

Acting as the main point of contact for all GHFC-related activities, IDA will provide ongoing administrative and strategic support to coalition members. It will manage internal communication channels, maintain records of discussions and action points, and ensure follow-through on commitments made by the coalition.

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Member Responsibilities

As a member-driven platform, GHFC encourages active participation, mutual accountability, and collaborative action. Members are expected to:

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Attend monthly online coalition meetings and contribute to quarterly in-person strategy sessions at global events (WHA, UNGA, World Health Summit, European Parliament).

Actively contribute to agenda-setting for meetings and campaigns to ensure the coalition reflects the priorities of all members.

Participate in working groups, advocacy campaigns, or technical discussions relevant to your organization's focus.

Share insights, data, or case studies that can enrich coalition-wide efforts.

Promote GHFC initiatives within their networks and contribute to visibility efforts at national and regional levels.

GHFC recognizes the diversity of its members and is committed to a flexible engagement approach that respects each organization’s capacity and regional context.

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GFHC Meetings Details

The Global Health Finance Coalition (GHFC) will convene monthly meetings, conducted primarily in a virtual format to ensure accessibility and global participation across time zones and regions. These regular gatherings are designed to foster continuity, collaboration, and real-time responsiveness to emerging issues in global health financing.

Each meeting will be structured to provide both strategic and operational value—featuring updates on advocacy campaigns, new financing opportunities, regional developments, and policy dialogues.
 

Main Activities

 Main Activities

  • Global and regional advocacy campaigns

  • Online policy actions and communications

  • Strategic engagement in global health conferences and events

  • Convening and contributing to regional and national advocacy forums

Advocacy Focus Areas

Advocacy Focus Areas

Policy Engagement

GHFC will collaborate with governments and international institutions to promote sustainable health financing policies. This includes influencing budget decisions, enabling legislative reforms, and securing long-term public and private sector investments.

Multilateral Coordination

GHFC will work closely with entities such as the World Health Organization (WHO), World Bank, and the Global Fund to align efforts and leverage multilateral support.

Innovative Financing

 The coalition promotes mechanisms such as:
Blended finance; Social impact bonds; Public-private partnerships; Impact investment strategies targeting vulnerable health systems.

Regional and National Advocacy

Through regional forums and national dialogues, GHFC will engage with finance and health ministries to boost domestic health investments, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

Public and Political Mobilization

The coalition will launch global campaigns to raise awareness of health funding challenges, mobilize civil society, and build public pressure for increased health investments.

Engagement

Engagement

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Global Events

GHFC will ensure a visible presence at key global platforms including:

  • World Health Assembly

  • United Nations General Assembly

  • World Health Summit

  • Replenishment conferences and high-level roundtables
     

These engagements aim to sustain momentum, encourage new partnerships, and advocate for strategic investments.

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Regional and National Advocacy

Beyond global events, the GHFC empowers members to engage with regional bodies and national governments to drive localized policy and investment change. This includes

  • Advocating for increased health financing at national and regional levels, including expanded domestic budgets and innovative funding mechanisms

  • Organizing or participating in regional health financing forums, policy dialogues, and consultations with ministries of health and finance

  • Supporting national coalitions and civil society platforms to align efforts with GHFC's global advocacy goals

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Coalition Launch

On 21 May 2025, the Global Health Finance Coalition (GHFC) was formally launched at the high-level event “Securing the Future of Global Health – United Front for Sustainable Financing”, held at the Civil Society Networking Space, Salle Nyon, in Geneva. Co-organized by IDA, GHTC, ASTMH, PATH, World Health Summit, and Amref Health Africa, the event marked a critical milestone in the global response to rising challenges in health financing.


The GHFC is an international advocacy and collaboration platform dedicated to tackling the widening gaps in global health funding. As essential health programs face mounting strain from shifting donor priorities, economic volatility, and competing crises, the coalition brings together a broad spectrum of stakeholders to drive a coordinated, forward-looking agenda.
 

Our mission is to bring together a broad and committed coalition of civil society organizations, governments, multilateral agencies, the private sector, and philanthropic actors to collectively advocate for smarter, more sustainable investments in global health. We are driven by the belief that financing is not just a technical issue. It is a matter of equity, of solidarity, and of global responsibility.


The GHFC will serve as a central hub for coordination, advocacy, and knowledge-sharing, helping to align efforts, amplify voices, and unlock the resources needed to build stronger, more resilient health systems worldwide.

​Contact:
Rodrigo Scotini

Director of the Global Health Finance Coalition

info@id-alliance.org

Contact Us

Klaudia Pociecha

Global Health Finance Coalition Manager

Klaudia Pociecha supports the EU policy work at the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA) and manages the Global Health Finance Coalition (GHFC), a new platform dedicated to advancing sustainable solutions to global health financing challenges. With a strong interest in policy, advocacy, and international cooperation, she is dedicated to contributing to the development of a more equitable and resilient global health landscape. Her work focuses on fostering collaboration across sectors and supporting evidence-based advocacy that ensures essential health services are accessible to all.

Solomon G Asfaha

Global Health Finance Coalition Coordinator

Solomon Gebrehiwet is an emerging global health professional with a background in pharmacy, public health, and international cooperation. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Global Public Health at Deggendorf Institute of Technology in Germany and a Bachelor’s degree in Security and International Cooperation at the University of Sassari in Italy, building on his earlier Pharmacy degree. Solomon has also volunteered with organizations such as the Coalition for Global Health Innovation, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), UNHCR and ERUGSA, where he contributed to community projects, health equity initiatives, and policy engagement. He currently serves as Project Coordinator with the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA) in the Global Health Finance Coalition. His key interests lie in health policy, global health diplomacy, pandemic preparedness, and strengthening health systems and security

Gunjan Jain

Global Health Finance Coalition Membership Manager

Gunjan Jain serves as Membership Manager for the Global Health Finance Coalition (GHFC), hosted by the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA). A pharmacist with a Master’s degree in Public Health, he brings both clinical expertise and a strong commitment to advancing equitable health systems. In his role, he leads member engagement and outreach, building a diverse network of organizations dedicated to addressing global health financing challenges. With a passion for bridging gaps in access and reaching vulnerable populations, he works to ensure that GHFC fosters meaningful collaboration and drives inclusive, evidence-based advocacy.
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