World Bank borrowers can now use pooled purchasing for lifesaving health products.
A new procurement route could help more countries stretch constrained health budgets.
The World Bank Group and the Global Fund have signed a letter of intent that will let borrowing countries use World Bank financing to order quality-assured health products through wambo.org, the Global Fund's pooled-procurement platform.
WHAT HAPPENED
Pooled procurement combines orders to seek better prices, reliable supply and quality assurance. The Global Fund says it managed about US$1.2 billion in procurement in 2025, including more than US$1 billion through its pooled mechanism for programs in over 80 countries. The new route will be available to eligible low- and middle-income borrowers as a choice alongside national and existing procurement channels.
WHY THIS IS HOPESLOP
Health progress often depends on logistics as much as invention. Opening a tested purchasing channel to World Bank borrowers could help constrained health systems buy more reliably, but the proof will be in country uptake, actual prices and delivery performance.
ORIGINAL SOURCEThe Global Fund / World Bank GroupRead the original report
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