Gaining ground?
2024 Global Report

Analysis of the gender-related policies and practices of 201 global organisations active in health

Gaining ground?

Global Health 50/50’s 2024 Report presents a detailed analysis of gender equality and diversity in global health leadership across 201 organisations active in global health. Drawing on seven years of annual assessments, and for the first time reviewing the data for the nonprofit (UN, multi- and bi-laterals, NGOs, etc) and the for-profit sectors separately, the Report finds that important progress has been made, including reaching gender parity among nonprofit board members. Yet significant disparities remain. The Report highlights that only 2% of nonprofit board seats are held by women from low-income countries. It calls for urgent structural changes and rigorous accountability to foster inclusive, equitable and effective organisations active in global health.

An organisation’s performance is calculated using a point system across eight variables. Gender of CEO and Board Chair is not scored. Organisations with 10 or fewer staff are not expected to have workplace gender / diversity policies and are not scored on these variables. See the Annex of the report for further details.

Organisational pages can be found at: organisational profile pages
Very High Performers (33)
Organisations scoring 7 or 8
  • Abt Associates
  • CARE International
  • EngenderHealth
  • FIND
  • Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
  • Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
  • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria
  • Health Action International
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
  • Jhpiego
  • Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)
  • Medicines for Malaria Venture
  • Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)
  • Mercy Corps
  • MSI Reproductive Choices
  • Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
  • Oxfam International
  • Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (The Partnership, PMNCH)
  • PATH
  • Pathfinder International
  • Plan International
  • Population Council
  • Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
  • Population Services International (PSI)
  • RBM Partnership to End Malaria
  • Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition
  • Save the Children
  • Scaling Up Nutrition
  • Sonke Gender Justice
  • Stop TB Partnership
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
High Performers (30)
Organisations scoring 5 or 6
  • Africa Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC)
  • Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR)
  • Cordaid
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)
  • European Commission
  • FHI 360
  • Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Global Affairs Canada
  • Global Financing Facility (GFF)
  • Health Poverty Action
  • International AIDS Society (IAS)
  • International Federation of Medical Students (IFMSA)
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC)
  • Ipas
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • JSI
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Pacific Community
  • Partners In Health
  • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
  • UN Women
  • UNHCR
  • UNICEF
  • Unitaid
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • World Food Programme
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
Moderate Performers (60)
Organisations scoring between 2 and 4
  • AbbVie
  • Accenture
  • ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership
  • Africa Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST)
  • African Union Commission (AUC)
  • Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
  • Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
  • Amref Health Africa
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • BP
  • BRAC
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Caritas Internationalis
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • Clean Cooking Alliance
  • Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
  • Coca-Cola
  • Dalberg
  • Deloitte
  • DSM
  • Equimundo (formerly promundo)
  • Ford Foundation
  • Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
  • General Electric
  • Gilead
  • GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
  • Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP)
  • Global Health Council
  • GSMA
  • Health Systems Global
  • icddr,b
  • Intel
  • International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
  • International Vaccine Institute (IVI)
  • Islamic Relief Worldwide
  • KPMG
  • Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
  • Mathematica
  • Memisa
  • Merck
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
  • Mott MacDonald
  • NCD Alliance
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Nutrition International
  • Open Society Foundations
  • PAI
  • Palladium Group
  • Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB)
  • Rockefeller Foundation
  • Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
  • TB Alliance
  • Teck Resources
  • TOMS
  • Unilever
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • Viatris
  • Wellcome Trust
  • World Bank Group
  • World Economic Forum
Low Performers (32)
Organisations scoring 0 or 1
  • AB InBev
  • Africa CDC
  • American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
  • Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB)
  • Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
  • Fos Feminista
  • Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (GATC) (formerly the Framework Convention Alliance)
  • Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund)
  • Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP)
  • Heineken
  • IFPRI
  • Institut Pasteur
  • IPG Health (formerly McCann Health)
  • Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • Laerdal
  • Medela
  • Medtronic
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy
  • Muslim Aid
  • Novartis
  • Pfizer
  • Philips
  • PwC
  • Safaricom
  • Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
  • World Council of Churches (WCC)
  • World Vision
Very Low Performers (44)
Organisations scoring between -7 and -1
  • ABCHealth
  • Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
  • Africa Christian Health Association Platform (ACHAP)
  • Alight
  • Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF)
  • amfAR, Foundation for AIDS Research
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • Caterpillar Foundation
  • China CDC
  • China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA)
  • Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
  • Consumer Brands Association
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  • ExxonMobil
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • i+solutions
  • Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation
  • International Council of Beverages Associations (ICBA)
  • International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
  • International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA)
  • International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Foundation (IFPW)
  • International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA)
  • International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
  • Islamic Development Bank
  • Kuehne + Nagel
  • Magna
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
  • Medico International
  • Movendi International
  • Nestle
  • PanAfricare
  • Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
  • Qatar Foundation (QF)
  • Rabin Martin
  • Salvation Army International
  • SRHR Africa Trust
  • Sumitomo Chemical
  • US Council for International Business (USCIB)
  • Vestergaard Frandsen
  • Vital Strategies
  • West African Health Organization (WAHO)
  • World Heart Federation
  • World Obesity Federation
CONSISTENTLY STRONG PERFORMERS
49 organisations that have scored at least 4 out of 8 total points each year for the past four years.
  • Africa Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC)
  • Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR)
  • CARE International
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • EngenderHealth
  • European Commission
  • FIND
  • Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Ford Foundation
  • Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
  • Global Affairs Canada
  • Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
  • Global Financing Facility (GFF)
  • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria
  • Health Action International
  • International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
  • International Federation of Medical Students (IFMSA)
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
  • Jhpiego
  • Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)
  • Medicines for Malaria Venture
  • Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)
  • Mercy Corps
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
  • Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (The Partnership, PMNCH)
  • PATH
  • Plan International
  • Population Services International (PSI)
  • RBM Partnership to End Malaria
  • Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition
  • Save the Children
  • Scaling Up Nutrition
  • Sonke Gender Justice
  • Stop TB Partnership
  • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
  • UN Women
  • UNHCR
  • UNICEF
  • Unitaid
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • World Bank Group
  • World Food Programme
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
FAST RISERS
51 organisations that have increased their scores by at least 3 points since 2021.

Scored 5+ points in 2024

  • Cordaid
  • FHI 360
  • Health Poverty Action
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC)
  • Ipas
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • JSI
  • MSI Reproductive Choices
  • Oxfam International
  • Pacific Community
  • Partners In Health
  • Pathfinder International
  • Population Council
  • Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Scored 1-4 points in 2024

  • American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Caritas Internationalis
  • Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB)
  • Clean Cooking Alliance
  • Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
  • Coca-Cola
  • General Electric
  • Gilead
  • Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP)
  • icddr,b
  • Intel
  • International Vaccine Institute (IVI)
  • KPMG
  • Medela
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
  • NCD Alliance
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Rockefeller Foundation
  • Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
  • TB Alliance
  • Teck Resources
  • TOMS
  • Viatris
  • World Council of Churches (WCC)

Scored 0 or fewer points in 2024

  • Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP)
  • Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation
  • Laerdal
  • Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy
  • Muslim Aid
  • Qatar Foundation (QF)
  • Vestergaard Frandsen
  • World Vision
MODERATE RISERS
16 organisations that have increased their score by 2 points since 2021.

Scored 5+ points in 2024

  • Abt Associates

Scored 1-4 points in 2024

  • Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
  • BP
  • BRAC
  • Global Health Council
  • Islamic Relief Worldwide
  • PAI
  • Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB)
  • Wellcome Trust
  • World Economic Forum

Scored 0 or fewer points in 2024

  • Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA)
  • Kuehne + Nagel
  • Pfizer
  • Rabin Martin
  • US Council for International Business (USCIB)
STAGNATING LOWER
59 organisations that did not score about 1 in 2024 and have not increased their score by more than 1 point since 2021, or whose scores have decreased by 3 or more points since 2021.
  • AB InBev
  • AbbVie
  • Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
  • Advocates for Youth
  • Africa CDC
  • Africa Christian Health Association Platform (ACHAP)
  • Alight
  • Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF)
  • amfAR, Foundation for AIDS Research
  • AVERT
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
  • Caterpillar Foundation
  • Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
  • China CDC
  • Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
  • Consumer Brands Association
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  • ExxonMobil
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (GATC)
  • Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund)
  • Health Systems Global
  • Heineken
  • i+solutions
  • Institut Pasteur
  • International Council of Beverages Associations (ICBA)
  • International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
  • International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA)
  • International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Foundation (IFPW)
  • International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA)
  • International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
  • IPG Health (formerly McCann Health)
  • Islamic Development Bank
  • Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • Magna
  • Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Medico International
  • Medtronic
  • Movendi International
  • Nestle
  • Novartis
  • Palladium Group
  • Partners in Population and Development (PPD)
  • Philips
  • PwC
  • Safaricom
  • Salvation Army International
  • SRHR Africa Trust
  • Sumitomo Chemical
  • Unilever
  • Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
  • Vital Strategies
  • West African Health Organization (WAHO)
  • World Heart Federation
  • World Obesity Federation
UNEVEN PERFORMERS
22 organisations whose scores have not changed by more than 1 point since 2021 in either direction and do not fall into other categories.

Scored 4-6 points in 2024

  • Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)
  • Equimundo (formerly promundo)
  • GSMA
  • International AIDS Society (IAS)
  • Nutrition International

Scored 2-3 points in 2024

  • Accenture
  • ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership
  • Africa Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST)
  • African Union Commission (AUC)
  • Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
  • Amref Health Africa
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • Dalberg
  • Deloitte
  • DSM
  • Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
  • GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
  • Memisa
  • Merck
  • Mott MacDonald
  • Open Society Foundations