The GFF process addresses equity in several ways. Investment cases are built on rigorous analyses of data, typically including disaggregation by factors such as place of residence, socio-economic status, race/ethnicity, gender/sex, and age.

In countries such as Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, and Mozambique, this focus on equity led to the prioritization of the regions or populations that have the worst health and nutrition indicators. Another important element of the GFF approach to equity is improving financial risk protection. The approach depends on the specific country contexts and includes mobilizing additional domestic government resources for health so that financial barriers (such as user fees) can be reduced and developing insurance schemes that cover the costs of key services (or at least significantly reduce the payment for them from users). The GFF uses equitable impact-sensitive tools such as EQUIST for this purpose. Another dimension of the approach to equity is the GFF’s work on strengthening information systems, such as civil registration and vital statistics systems. These systems are critical for producing disaggregated data; for tracking progress; and for ensuring that all women, children, and adolescents are counted, including by ensuring that all births are registered (which in turn may unlock a host of benefits that are tied to a birth certificate).