The World Bank Group and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening health systems in developing countries. The agreement, announced on December 6, 2025, seeks to secure sustainable financing for primary healthcare and intensify efforts against HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.
According to the organizations, the partnership will mobilize at least $2 billion over the next three years. These funds will be used for joint financing projects that align with country-specific priorities to improve access to essential health services.
This collaboration is part of the World Bank Group’s broader goal to help countries provide quality and affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. Since April 2024, the World Bank Group and its partners have expanded care access to an additional 375 million people. Efforts are ongoing to implement proven approaches in primary care that not only enhance health outcomes but also generate employment across healthcare workforces and related industries.
World Bank Group President Ajay Banga stated: “Healthy people fuel thriving economies. Through this partnership with the Global Fund, we’re aligning efforts for greater impact, helping countries strengthen primary healthcare systems that create jobs, drive growth and build long-term resilience across the health sector.”
Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund, added: “Strengthening health systems at scale requires sustained investment, smart financing, and true partnership. This renewed partnership combines the Global Fund’s expertise in delivering impact on the ground with the World Bank Group’s leadership in sustainable financing. Working hand-in-hand with countries, we can unlock the resources, capabilities, and innovations needed to protect people’s health and drive long-term development.”
The two organizations have been working together since 2017 through joint investments supporting national health initiatives. The new MoU aims to deepen these investments by better aligning external financing with government-led priorities through national country compacts—agreements designed to coordinate partners around shared goals and accountability frameworks.
Key areas of cooperation outlined in the MoU include supporting governments in sustainable financing and integrated primary healthcare by matching external funding with national plans; improving procurement systems and regional manufacturing capacity for quality-assured health products; and enhancing overall health system capacity through workforce development, data management, laboratory support, and service delivery for diseases such as HIV, TB, malaria as well as maternal and child health.