Health systems around the world are witnessing increasing policy momentum for improving financial access to health care. The “Financial access to health services community of practice” (FAHS CoP) aims to support the development and implementation of these policy initiatives, and to promote constructive sharing of experiences and expertise across countries. Together, FAHS experts identify priority problems, collaborate on practical solutions to implementation challenges and co-produce new ideas to inform and improve health financing policies and to advance universal health coverage across the African continent.