This mixed-methods study across Sub-Saharan Africa, funded by the Global Financing Facility, shows how women leaders:

  • Prioritize women-centric and neglected health issues in RMNCAH-N and immunization.
  • Mobilize resources and build trust with communities, increasing service use and reducing health disparities.​
  • Create more inclusive, gender-responsive workplaces and open doors for other women leaders.​

THRIVE highlights why investing in women’s leadership is smart health policy: from increased funding for priority issues, to more supportive workplace policies, to a virtuous cycle that brings more women into decision-making spaces.

This report was prepared by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, under the leadership of Dr. Rosemary Morgan and Dr. Anna Kalbarczyk and in collaboration with the GFF’s Charlotte Pram Nielsen and Dr. Anju Malhotra.

Contributors include Katherine Banchoff, Milly Nakatabira, Sualiha Abdulkader, Malanto Rabary, Dr. Choolwe Jacobs, Islam Ahmed, and Dr. Angélica López Hernández as well as GFF focal points and liaison officers.

Read the full report and explore the impact pathways and recommendations:

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