About MNF
About Maternal and Newborn Fund
Improving maternal nutrition is one of the smartest, most cost-effective investments in global health.
— World Health Organization
Who We Are
The Maternal and Newborn Fund (MNF) is a Swiss-registered non-profit (Verein) operating a $250M endowed blended-finance model to sustainably deliver maternal nutrition support across fragile and crisis-affected settings. Backed by a trusted network of technical partners and multilateral agencies, MNF combines philanthropic capital with catalytic financing instruments to deploy large-scale, evidence-based solutions that protect mothers and improve newborn outcomes through cost-effective interventions embedded within national systems and strengthened by global partnerships.
At its core is 100 Million Refugee Mothers, the flagship program designed to distribute 18 billion Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) to 100 million pregnant women over the next 20 years across 63 countries. This bold, scalable initiative transforms pregnancy, the most vulnerable phase of life, into a safer and more supported experience, helping to prevent anaemia, reduce adverse outcomes, and give newborns a stronger start to life.
Our Vision
A world where every pregnancy is nourished, and every newborn begins life with the chance to thrive. Through focused investment in maternal nutrition and resilient health systems, MNF protects mothers and unlocks brighter futures for generations to come.
Our Mission & Objectives
To drive sustainable improvements in maternal and newborn outcomes by:
Fund Raising
Mobilising $250 million in catalytic capital to drive sustainable outcomes
Impact
Reaching 5 million pregnant women annually with evidence-based nutritional support
Access
Distributing 900 million MMS tablets annually across high-need countries
Integration
Embedding maternal nutrition into national primary healthcare
Resilience
Strengthening policy, supply chains, and monitoring systems
Strategic Impact Committee
To guide program excellence and ensure that delivery remains evidence-based, locally grounded, and globally credible, MNF is advised by a high-level Strategic Impact Committee.
This Committee brings together distinguished professionals with extensive experience in:
- Global maternal and child health
- UN agency-led nutrition programming in Africa
- Pharmaceutical innovation and micronutrient product development
- Humanitarian response and large-scale field implementation
- Blended financing and global philanthropic strategy
The Strategic Impact Committee provides expert oversight across programme design, delivery standards, partnership frameworks, production systems, and capital mobilisation, ensuring MNF delivers meaningful and measurable impact in the world’s most fragile and underserved contexts.
