As global health and finance leaders assemble in Tokyo for the 2025 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) High-Level Forum, the GFF is pleased to launch its new five-year strategy, TRANSFORM 2030: Transforming Health Systems, Saving Lives, which was unanimously endorsed by its two governing bodies—the Investors Group and Trust Fund Committee—at their annual in-person meetings November 11–13 in Dakar, Senegal.

The new strategy for 2026–2030 reaffirms the GFF’s vision to end preventable deaths of women, children, and adolescents. The strategy builds on the GFF’s success and lessons learned in helping hundreds of millions of people access lifesaving care. It also responds to recent global aid shifts and other emerging economic, health, and climate threats that place continuing health progress in low- and middle-income countries in jeopardy. 

Focusing on the GFF’s areas of comparative advantage in the global health architecture as a country-led partnership and ability to leverage World Bank Group financing, the strategy will enable partner countries to accelerate and scale up delivery of health and nutrition services for women, children, and adolescents; mobilize additional domestic and international financing; and transform their health systems to achieve universal health coverage, self-reliance, and resilience to future shocks. Through the strategy, the GFF will be a key contributor to support delivery of the WBG’s goal to deliver affordable, quality care to 1.5 billion people by 2030 and will lead the way to a new global health architecture that is truly country-led and sustainable, reflecting calls for greater health sovereignty.

“This new strategy doubles down on the GFF’s unique added value in global health: helping countries unlock domestic and World Bank financing, align external support on-budget, harness the private sector, and strengthen health systems that work for women, children, and adolescents. The strategy gives us a clear road map for a future where every investment delivers greater equity, resilience, and value, while also ushering in the transformation to a global health architecture that is truly country-owned and integrated.”  —Hon. Austin Demby, Minister of Health and Sanitation, Republic of Sierra Leone, and Chair, GFF Ministerial Network

“The GFF’s new strategy for the next five years builds on its results over the past decade to expand access to essential health services for women, children, and adolescents and advance sexual and reproductive health and rights. The strategy itself and the inclusive approach to consultations reflect the GFF’s strong commitment to country leadership, collaboration, gender equity, and leaving no one behind.”  —Hon. Pascalle Grotenhuis, Vice Minister for International Cooperation, Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Co-Chair, GFF Investors Group.

More information on the new strategy