Healthy people are the foundation of thriving communities.
Health is a core UN priority, underpinning sustainable development and serving as a key issue for international collaboration to confront pressing challenges. Whether advancing disease elimination and universal health coverage or preparing for pandemics and addressing antimicrobial resistance, global health cooperation is critical.
Since its founding, the UN Foundation has supported the World Health Organization, UN agencies, and partners in mobilizing political and financial support for global health priorities, strengthening coordination across the global health system, and promoting better health for all. Learn more about our work and impact here.
We generate political and financial support for programs that work to make health systems stronger and eliminate infectious diseases, such as malaria and polio.
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We connect scientific knowledge with diplomatic processes to inform decision-making and shape global commitments on health. We also help civil society, philanthropists, and the private sector unite around common priorities to drive progress.
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We develop and launch transformative initiatives that strengthen global health cooperation, such as the Pandemic Risk Assessment Initiative. To respond to rapidly emerging needs, we design and manage financing platforms to mobilize resources.
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We create resources, such as reports, policy papers, and multimedia resources on current health crises and emerging global health challenges.
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We work to support WHO and strengthen its engagement with civil society. We are a longstanding partner to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and a founding member of the Measles & Rubella Partnership. Additionally, within the UN Foundation, we are proud to house the International Pathogen Surveillance Network Catalytic Grant Fund — a WHO initiative aimed at improving genomic surveillance of dangerous pathogens in low- and middle-income countries. Our work with other partners — including UN health agencies and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — aims to prevent disease and help people everywhere survive and thrive.
