Message from Elisha

Every few years, multilateral organizations and initiatives raise additional resources through fundraising drives, known as “replenishments.” As if 2024 wasn’t busy enough, several multilateral global health institutions will be embarking on replenishment campaigns this year and into 2025. These include GAVI, the Pandemic Fund, WHO, and the Global Fund, just to name a few. These campaigns are happening alongside at least 64 national elections, adding to the complexity of the moment.

In addition to the complicated political backdrop, these campaigns are challenged by a constrained fiscal environment and general donor fatigue. With this in mind, GHC recently hosted a webinar to discuss how the advocacy community can best support resource mobilization and help ensure sustainable funding for global health priorities. 

Janeen Madan Keller (Center for Global Development), Rosemary Mburu (WACI Health), and Jenny Ottenhoff (the ONE Campaign) joined GHC’s Ansley Moore to provide an overview of the replenishment “traffic jam” and discuss actionable ways advocates can engage in these initiatives. Some of the top takeaways from the discussion include:

• These replenishments are seeking to raise a significant amount of money in a very compressed period of time. For example, WHO aims to raise over $7 billion, the Pandemic Fund about $2 billion, and the World Bank’s International Development Association about $30 billion.
• There are key differences among these campaigns. Each replenishment is unique, with varying funding periods and goals. Advocates should not only highlight the impacts of the different funds, but also emphasize how they work together.
• Civil society must push donors to be ambitious. More funding for global health issues is essential. Advocates should push policymakers to be ambitious and to make resources for health a priority.
• Ultimately, this is about people. Whether it’s an HIV treatment, tuberculosis, malaria, reproductive health, or routine immunization, the funds raised support treatments and health services that directly impact individuals and communities. Civil society is well positioned to share stories of how these resources have, and will continue to, impact individuals and communities.

These are just a few of the very important points that were raised on the webinar. If you weren’t able to attend, I encourage you to watch the recording, which is accessible below. The speakers provided timely and extremely actionable information.

Have you attended any of GHC’s 101 webinars? We welcome your feedback. Did you find it helpful? Is there another topic you would like us to cover? Contact us at advocacy@globalhealth.org and let us know!