Global Health Investment Programme (GHIP) - WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH TECHNOLOGY FUND Component Global Health Investment Programme (GHIP) - WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH TECHNOLOGY FUND Component Der Women's and Children's Health Tech Fund (WCHTF) ist ein strukturierter Impact-Investmentfonds. Deutschland hat 2021 und 2022 über die KfW 20 Mio. USD für die Juni-ortranche des Fonds zugesagt. Diese katalyti-sche Tranche mobilisierte weitere Mittel, vor allem von privaten Investoren. Damit erreichte der WCHTF zum Zeichnungsschluss ein Fonds-volumen von 90,3 Millionen US-Dollar.Ziel der WCHTF ist es, in rund zehn strategisch ausgerichtete junge Unternehmen und Start-ups zu investieren, die neu entwickelte Ge-sundheitsprodukte und -technologien auf den Markt bringen sollen, die Frauen, Kindern und Jugendlichen in Ländern mit niedrigem und mittlerem Einkommen gleichermaßen und zu erschwinglichen Preisen erreichen.Der Fonds wird von der kanadischen Gesell-schaft Cross-Border Impact Ventures verwal-tet, einer der wenigen von Frauen geführten Fondsmanagern weltweit.Der Fonds hat eine Laufzeit von bis zu zwölf Jahren und soll 8 Millionen Leben in Ländern niedrigen und mittleren Einkommens verbes-sern und 400.000 Leben retten. The Women's and Children's Health Tech Fund (WCHTF) is a structured impact investment fund. Germany through KfW committed 20 million USD to the junior tranche of the fund in 2021 and 2022. This catalytic tranche mobilized further, mainly private, investors. This helped the WCHTF to grow to 90.3 million USD at final close. The aim of the WCHTF is to invest in some ten strategically aligned young companies and start-ups that can bring newly developed health products and technologies to the mar-ket that benefit women, children, and adoles-cences in low- and middle-income countries alike at affordable prices.The fund is managed by the Canadian company Cross-Border Impact Ventures, one of the few women-led fund managers worldwide.The fund has a duration of up to twelve years and aims to improve 8 million lives in low- and middle-income countries and save 400,000 lives. Investition in First-Loss Tranche des Health Impact Funds, der wiederum in KMU investiert, die Produkte und Technologien entwickeln und skalieren, die insbesondere Frauen, Kindern und Jugendlichen in LMIC zur Verfügung gestellt werden sollen. The Women's and Children's Health Tech Fund (WCHTF) is a structured impact investment fund. Germany through KfW committed 20 million USD to the junior tranche of the fund in 2021 and 2022. This catalytic tranche mobilized further, mainly private, investors. This helped the WCHTF to grow to 90.3 million USD at final close. The aim of the WCHTF is to invest in some ten strategically aligned young companies and start-ups that can bring newly developed health products and technologies to the mar-ket that benefit women, children, and adoles-cences in low- and middle-income countries alike at affordable prices.The fund is managed by the Canadian company Cross-Border Impact Ventures, one of the few women-led fund managers worldwide.The fund has a duration of up to twelve years and aims to improve 8 million lives in low- and middle-income countries and save 400,000 lives.