The United Nations Population Fund has unlocked millions in additional domestic resources for reproductive health products, and expects that amount to increase as it scales one of its innovative financing models in 2026 despite aid cuts.
Launched in 2022, the UNFPA Match Fund provides $2 worth of commodities for every $1 a country spends on reproductive health products, including various contraceptives and essential items to help mothers during pregnancy and childbirth. The model encourages governments to put more of their own resources into ensuring the availability of these products for their populations — an action that has become even more urgent and relevant with recent donor cuts.
Since its launch, the fund has provided $56 million in commodities to 36 countries. These countries, in turn, contributed an additional $33 million of their own resources through the matching model.