Wambo.org (Global Fund Marketplace)

Wambo.org is the Global Fund's online marketplace for health products, operated under the Pooled Procurement Mechanism, where countries receiving Global Fund grants can browse and purchase quality-assured medicines, diagnostics, and supplies from pre-selected suppliers at framework prices negotiated by the Global Fund on behalf of all recipient countries.

What is Wambo.org (Global Fund Marketplace)?

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria finances health programmes in more than 100 countries and procures or facilitates procurement of more than $4 billion in health commodities annually. Wambo.org is the digital front-end of the Pooled Procurement Mechanism (PPM), functioning as an online catalogue and ordering system. Recipient countries log in to the Wambo marketplace, search for the health products they need, see the pre-negotiated PPM prices for each product, review quality certifications, and place orders that flow through to the relevant supplier under the framework agreement.

The marketplace model eliminates the need for each country to run its own competitive solicitation for covered products, saving procurement time and delivering consistent quality assurance across the supply base. Suppliers appear on Wambo only after winning a Global Fund PPM framework agreement in a competitive procurement process, which shares structural features with a lta used by other UN agencies. All products must meet WHO prequalification standards or equivalent stringent regulatory authority approval. Categories covered include antiretroviral medicines, antituberculosis treatments, antimalarial drugs, rapid diagnostic tests, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, and associated laboratory consumables. For suppliers already registered with the ungm, the PPM tender process follows a comparable expression-of-interest and shortlisting model seen in eoi based procurements elsewhere in the UN system.

Why Wambo.org matters for bidders

For health commodity manufacturers, listing on Wambo is the practical outcome of winning a Global Fund PPM framework agreement, and it is one of the most commercially significant positions a global health supplier can hold. Products on Wambo are the default option for dozens of high-burden countries purchasing with Global Fund grant money: the market is pre-qualified, the orders flow consistently, and volume grows in proportion to Global Fund disbursements. The competitive entry point is the PPM framework tender, which is rigorous and price-sensitive, but a successful award provides multi-year, multi-country preferred supplier status that no individual country tender can match in strategic value.

FAQ

Can any supplier list products on Wambo.org?

No. Listing on Wambo requires winning a Global Fund PPM framework agreement in a competitive procurement process. WHO prequalification or equivalent stringent regulatory authority approval is also required for all listed products.

Do countries have to buy from Wambo when using Global Fund grants?

Countries using Global Fund financing are strongly encouraged to purchase through Wambo to benefit from PPM prices and quality assurance. Independent procurement is allowed if a country can demonstrate equivalent or better pricing and quality, but Wambo is the default path.

How does a supplier win a position on Wambo?

Suppliers apply in competitive Global Fund PPM tenders, which are periodically conducted for each product category. Applications require complete product and company documentation, WHO prequalification evidence, and competitive pricing against Global Fund benchmarks.