Global Health Fund
Impact overview
Mar 2026 – Jun 2026From March through June 2026, the Global Health Fund's portfolio delivered landmark outcomes across child health, maternal care, and nutrition. Evidence Action's Deworm the World program surpassed 2.2 billion cumulative treatments globally and 44 million in Nigeria alone, where a decade of programming produced a 48.5% drop in worm infections and a 76% decline in schistosomiasis in Cross River State — with the state government committing ₦64 million to fund the 2026 campaign. Partners In Health opened the Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone, serving 2,950+ women and welcoming 900+ babies since launch. New Incentives enrolled 5 million additional infants in Nigeria's vaccination incentive program, while Helen Keller International reached nearly 84 million people with health, nutrition, and vision services and restarted nutrition programming in nine Nepali districts and four Nigerian states after prior funding cuts.
Nonprofits
Themes
Evidence Action's Deworm the World program anchors this theme, delivering billions of treatments across six countries at under $0.58 per child per year. Documented disease reduction in Nigeria — including a 48.5% drop in helminth infections — signals durable epidemiological impact.
New Incentives' All Babies program in northern Nigeria drives immunization completion through cash incentives and community awareness, enrolling over 396,000 caregivers and 5 million additional infants across the period. Community engagement, including father-targeted sessions, has deepened reach.
Partners In Health's opening of the Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone is the flagship milestone of this theme, complemented by nurse-midwife training across four countries and mobile health brigades in the Peruvian Amazon. Maternal care infrastructure is actively expanding.
Helen Keller International's Transforming Lives Through Nutrition program reached 29.5 million people in its first year, while the PRO Initiative restarted services in Nepal and Nigeria after funding cuts. The launch of the Operation End Starvation coalition signals ambition to scale further.
Evidence Action's Syphilis-Free Start program achieved 90% screening coverage across 2,856 facilities in Zambia, and its MMS pilot was integrated into Nigeria's national health policy — reflecting a shift from pilot to systemic embedding.
Evidence Action's transparent scale-back of its Chlorine Dispenser Program — after monitoring revealed ~70% fewer beneficiaries than estimated — exemplifies the portfolio's commitment to honest evaluation and course correction over narrative maintenance.
Milestones
Cross River State's governor approved ₦64 million to fund the 2026 deworming campaign, marking the first direct gubernatorial engagement with Evidence Action on NTD elimination strategy in Nigeria.
June 2026
The Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence opened in Koidu, Sierra Leone, admitting 27 patients and delivering 13 babies in its first 24 hours.
May 2026
Evidence Action's Syphilis-Free Start program achieved 90% syphilis screening coverage across 2,856 health facilities in all ten provinces of Zambia.
May 2026
New Incentives' All Babies program surpassed 396,000 caregiver enrollments in Gombe State, Nigeria, disbursing ₦2.5 billion in cash incentives.
April 2026
Helen Keller International delivered vitamin A supplementation to more than 47 million children across 14 African countries at a cost of $2 per child per year.
April 2026
Evidence Action's Deworm the World program surpassed 2.2 billion cumulative treatments across six countries, with cost per child under $0.50 in Kenya.
March 2026
Partners In Health's TB Hill Day 2026 convened approximately 300 advocates from all 50 U.S. states at the Capitol — a record for the annual advocacy event.
March 2026
Helen Keller International's Transforming Lives Through Nutrition program reached 29.5 million mothers, babies, and healthcare providers in its first year across 12 countries.
March 2026
Monthly snapshots
Summary
In June 2026, Evidence Action, New Incentives, Partners In Health, and Helen Keller International collectively advanced evidence-based health and nutrition programs across Africa and Asia. Evidence Action's Deworm the World program in Nigeria surpassed 44 million cumulative treatments, documented a 48.5% drop in worm infections and 76% decline in schistosomiasis in Cross River State, and secured ₦64 million in state government funding for the 2026 campaign, while its MMS pilot in Oyo State was integrated into Nigeria's national policy. Partners In Health opened the Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone — admitting 27 patients and welcoming 13 babies in its first 24 hours and serving more than 2,950 women since opening — while Helen Keller International restarted nutrition programming in nine districts in Nepal and four states in Nigeria after funding cuts, and launched the Operation End Starvation coalition to scale lifesaving nutrition solutions globally.
- Evidence Action's Deworm the World program delivered over 44 million cumulative deworming treatments to Nigerian children since 2016, supported by more than 32,000 trained health workers and teachers.
- A decade of school-based deworming in Cross River State, Nigeria produced a 48.5% reduction in soil-transmitted helminth infections and a 76% decline in schistosomiasis cases.
- The Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone admitted 27 patients and welcomed 13 babies in its first 24 hours; more than 2,950 women have since received care and over 900 babies have been born.
- Cross River State's governor approved ₦64 million to fund the 2026 deworming campaign, becoming the first Nigerian state governor to directly engage Evidence Action on a strategy to eliminate neglected tropical diseases.
- Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health integrated Evidence Action's MMS pilot into national policy after a successful 18-month trial across 90 facilities in Oyo State and the FCT.
- Helen Keller International restarted nutrition programming in nine districts in Nepal and four states in Nigeria after funding cuts had previously ended services for 5.6 million children.
In May 2026, four global health nonprofits delivered measurable impact across maternal health, child nutrition, vaccination, and disease prevention.
In April 2026, Evidence Action, New Incentives, Partners In Health, and Helen Keller International collectively reached hundreds of millions of people across more than 20 countries through evidence-based health interventions.