15 Years of Impact

Our Impact for UHC

For over 15 years our monitoring and evaluation approach documented health systems strengthening efforts by JLN member countries that applied practical guidance co-developed by policymakers and practitioners.

60+Learning Exchanges & Collaboratives
50+Knowledge Products Co-developed
90+Applications for Country Health Systems
$1TCombined Health Investment
Country DrivenPeer LearningPolicy Reform53 Countries

15 Years of Growth

A Global Network of Policy Makers and Practitioners for Universal Health Coverage

JLN's cross-country learning and collective problem-solving approach has strengthened health systems addressing country priorities and driving sustainable change in health policy, institutions and programs.

15
Years of cross-country learning at scale
44
Member countries
1200
Policymakers & practitioners reached
5 Billion
Combined population represented

Country Impact

Real Reform. Real Results.

JLN's 50+ collectively developed knowledge products (tools, frameworks, policy and program guidance) have been applied by countries and case studies document how these have driven health system change.

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India
Medical Audit

India used the JLN’s Medical Audit Toolkit to develop a decentralized medical audit system for Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) covering 500 million people - scaled across states to review claims, detect fraud, and safeguard the quality of care for patients.

Key Outcome
Decentralized medical audit system deployed across states under PM-JAY, protecting 500 million beneficiaries.
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Malaysia
PHC Self-Assessment Tool

Malaysia's use of JLN's UHC PHC Self-Assessment Tool generated insights into how financial coverage institutions interact with primary health care actors — informing improvements to public-private partnerships and expanding PHC coverage.

Key Outcome
Identified opportunities to align health financing with Primary healthcare and expanding coverage to 30 million people.
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Nigeria
Strategic Communications

Nigeria's use of JLN's Strategic Communications Practical Guide and Planning Tool helped break through barriers to the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) — contributing to its first appropriation, increased public interest, targeted rollout communications process.

Key Outcome
Secured US $180 million appropriation for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund to provide free primary health care to 8.6 million poor and most vulnerable.
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Kenya
Provider Payment

Kenya's application of JLN's Costing of Health Services for Provider Payment toolkit generated findings that directly reformed county-level reimbursement models — lowering costs, increasing efficiency, and strengthening financial sustainability of health services.

Key Outcome
Reimbursement model was adopted in 2019 in Makueni County for all 333 health facilities impacting 1 million Kenyan people.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Multi-Country

Through JLN's National Coordination of Pandemic Responses Collaborative, countries adapted guidance on multi-sectoral pandemic response and identified actionable lessons - strengthening COVID-19 transmission reduction strategies and building long-term pandemic resilience.

Key Outcome
Actionable pandemic response lessons documented; multi-sectoral coordination strengthened across Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
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Unserved Populations
Population Targeting

Liberia and Ghana addressed a critical gap in expanding health coverage — reaching unserved groups through two targeted toolboxes developed by the JLN’s Population Targeting collaborative - institutional coordination with health & non-health agencies, population targeting data linkage.

Key Outcome
Underserved populations in Ghana and Liberia reached for expanding coverage through cross-sector coordination and data-sharing approaches.

JLN Experience

What JLN Experience Is Teaching Us

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Structured cross-country learning is a powerful impact multiplier.
The JLN demonstrates that policymakers and practitioners learn most effectively from peers by sharing real-world experiences in a trusted, safe space for candid dialogue. This strengthens and amplifies technical assistance and investments by fostering confidence and ownership among country actors. By complementing development partner support, JLN accelerates the translation of ideas into action.
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Multi-stakeholder engagement is essential for improving health systems.
The JLN's experience shows that health system improvements succeed only through sustained collaboration among national and subnational governments (e.g., Ministries of Health, Finance, Economics, Information Technology, Social Protection, and Disaster Management), as well as providers, insurers, regulatory bodies, civil society, communities, and development partners.
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Contextualization enhances relevance, uptake, and use.
Every JLN knowledge product has been designed for flexibility. This reinforces the JLN's commitment to providing support that can be iteratively refined and tailored for diverse settings — supporting modalities like the JLF and partnerships with the World Bank and other development partners to support countries in the contextualization process.
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Iterative, phased implementation facilitates innovative approaches and mitigates risk.
JLN shows that gradual, stepwise reform with built-in learning and feedback loops helps countries test and refine approaches while building political and institutional capacity, especially in resource-constrained settings. This reduces risks, strengthens political buy-in, and prepares institutions for national scale-up.
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Sustainability requires resilient learning systems.
The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the need for resilient learning systems that can pivot quickly. JLN's contribution during pandemic response established hybrid in-county learning models combining virtual and in-person engagements that enabled policymakers, health managers, and stakeholders to continue exchanging knowledge and troubleshooting implementation challenges, ensuring reforms advanced despite restricted mobility.
JLN Case Study
October 2016 Rockefeller Foundation
The report documents the JLN from its inception to 2016 presenting the ideation, ethos and early initiatives-capturing early outcomes, emerging learnings, and the pathway for growth.
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JLN Article
January 2024 Health Policy and Planning
The article outlines the trajectory of JLN that has driven success in terms of technical offerings, governance, and illustrative examples of health systems change at country level.
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JLF 2025–2026 Cycle

14 Countries.
15 Initiatives.
$1 Million Deployed.
🇮🇩 Indonesia🇵🇭 Philippines 🇲🇳 Mongolia🇱🇷 Liberia 🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇿🇦 South Africa 🇳🇬 Nigeria🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇰🇪 Kenya🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇬🇭 Ghana🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇱🇦 Lao PDR 🌍 Joint Initiative

Joint Learning Fund

Catalytic Financing for Country-Led Reform

The JLF provides flexible, catalytic funding to Country Core Groups — enabling them to adapt, pilot, and implement JLN knowledge products within their own policy and institutional contexts.

Technical Collaboratives

Where JLN Drives Change

JLN's active technical collaboratives address the most pressing health system challenges — building practical knowledge and co-producing solutions with member countries.

Climate-smart health systems — outdoor health workers
Climate Smart Health Systems
Building health systems resilient to climate change through multi-stakeholder policy engagement, green health initiatives, and adaptation planning for sustainable national health security.
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Digital health technology in practice
Digital Health
Advancing interoperable digital health systems, data standards, and digital tools that strengthen health insurance information systems and coverage across member countries.
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Primary healthcare workers serving the community
Primary Healthcare Performance
Strengthening the financing, delivery, and performance of primary health care systems through empanelment, provider payment reforms, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
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Policy and finance meeting for domestic resource mobilization
Domestic Resource Mobilization
Supporting countries to increase domestic financing for health — building the fiscal foundations for sustainable universal health coverage through advocacy and government engagement.
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Featured Resources

JLN Knowledge Products

JLN's co-developed knowledge products are freely available as global public goods — practical tools and guides shaped by country practitioners for use in diverse health system contexts.

Practical Guide
Strategic Communication for Universal Health Coverage: Practical Guide
Equips UHC and health policy champions and implementers with actionable guidance to develop comprehensive strategic communication plans tailored to different stakeholder groups.
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Assessment Guide
Assessing Health Provider Payment Systems: A Practical Guide for Countries Moving toward UHC
Supports countries in assessing and designing provider payment systems that advance progress toward universal health coverage through improved strategic purchasing.
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Resource Guide
Measuring Health System Efficiency in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Introduces the concept of efficiency measurement and provides practical guidance, including a list of indicators and fact sheets to help practitioners assess health system performance.
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Revision Guide
Making Explicit Choices on the Path to UHC: Guide for Health Benefits Package Revision
Supports practitioners in LMICs to revise health benefits packages responding to changing disease burdens, fluctuating budgets, new technologies, and implementation challenges.
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Practical Manual
Costing of Health Services for Provider Payment: A Practical Manual
Bridges costing theory with step-by-step practical guidance for provider payment in LMICs, addressing data constraints, public/private provider concerns, and cross-institutional collaboration.
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Practical Guide
Strategic Communication for Universal Health Coverage: Practical Guide
Equips UHC and health policy champions and implementers with actionable guidance to develop comprehensive strategic communication plans tailored to different stakeholder groups.
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Assessment Guide
Assessing Health Provider Payment Systems: A Practical Guide for Countries Moving toward UHC
Supports countries in assessing and designing provider payment systems that advance progress toward universal health coverage through improved strategic purchasing.
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Resource Guide
Measuring Health System Efficiency in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Introduces the concept of efficiency measurement and provides practical guidance, including a list of indicators and fact sheets to help practitioners assess health system performance.
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