The GLN Focal Point Meeting in Nairobi brought together partners to align priorities and strengthen coordinated advocacy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health. The meeting reinforced cross-country learning, political alignment and collective action, highlighting the importance of partnerships and unified strategies to accelerate progress at a critical moment for global health.
Innovative financing is critical to advancing women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health. This presentation highlights how social impact bonds can mobilize private capital and link funding to measurable outcomes, strengthening domestic resource mobilization through cross-sector partnerships and results-based approaches.
Colombia has built one of the most dynamic results-based financing (RBF) ecosystems in Latin America, using instruments like Social Impact Bonds to improve employment outcomes and scale impact. By aligning incentives, leveraging data, and strengthening collaboration, these approaches have enhanced job placement for vulnerable populations while positioning the country as a global benchmark for outcomes-driven financing.
This capacity strengthening event brings together advocates, decision-makers, and stakeholders to share strategies, build skills, enhance collaboration, and explore practical solutions to advance a progressive agenda on SRHR. By strengthening advocacy capacity, we aim to equip stakeholders with the tools to secure innovative and sustainable financing that can transform SRHR commitments into real impact for communities worldwide.
Strengthening sexual and reproductive health commodity security is essential to achieving universal health coverage. This Zambia case highlights how increased domestic financing, strategic partnerships and stronger supply chain systems can improve access to essential services, while addressing challenges and building more resilient, data-driven health systems.
This resource compendium brings together key tools, evidence and practical guidance to strengthen sexual and reproductive health financing within universal health coverage. It supports cross-country learning and equips stakeholders with actionable insights to improve domestic resource mobilization, commodity security and sustainable health system financing.
The SRHR–UHC Learning by Sharing Portal is a global platform designed to accelerate the integration of sexual and reproductive health and rights within universal health coverage. Led by WHO and UNFPA, it provides countries with practical “how-to” guidance, implementation stories and peer-to-peer learning to strengthen policies, financing and service delivery.
