The Financing Alliance for Health’s innovative financing mechanisms are designed to address critical gaps in health funding by mobilizing resources from diverse sources, including governments, global health organizations, and private sector partners. These mechanisms ensure sustainable and equitable financing for primary and community health programs, ensuring they better serve vulnerable populations.
We have designed 2 key mechanisms:
- Africa Frontline First Initiative(AFF)
- Community Health Units Savings and Loans Associations (CHUSLAs)
Africa Frontline First Initiative (AFF) is an Africa-led partnership under the championship of H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, that drives smarter, more effective financing to bring lifesaving care to millions across Africa.
Community Health Workers (CHWs) face challenges like low pay, inadequate training, limited career growth, and financial instability, leading to high attrition rates.
This disrupts service delivery, exacerbates healthcare inequalities, and increases training costs for new CHWs.
The Community Health Unit Savings and Loan Associations (CHUSLAs) initiative aims to address these issues by establishing CHUSLAs to invest in income-generating activities managed by CHWs.
With 10 to 20 self-selected members, CHUSLAs save money through shared purchases, invest in a loan fund, and provide small grants for emergencies.
Financing Alliance for Health is currently running a proof of concept in Kenya, with the aim to scale to three additional countries by 2027