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Development Assistance. Aid Effectiveness, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Health IPHU Workshop: November 23 2007 john mahama nazmoon nahar jillur rahman. Outline. Introduction Background to Aid Effectiveness and FDI Strategies for PHM Country circles Strategies for Global PHM
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Development Assistance • Aid Effectiveness, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Health IPHU Workshop: November 23 2007 john mahama nazmoon nahar jillur rahman
Outline • Introduction • Background to Aid Effectiveness and FDI • Strategies for PHM Country circles • Strategies for Global PHM • Conclusion
General Overview of DA • DAH increased from US$ 2.5 billion in 1990 to over US$ 13 billion in 2005, and has also increased from 4.6% of ODA in 1990 to close to 13% in 2005. • Much of this assistance is targeted to specific diseases or interventions. • Overall health spending in developing countries has also been increasing. Between 1990 and 2002, total health spending in developing countries increased from 4.1% to 5.6% of developing country GDP.
Key Questions • Is aid aligned with government priorities and are holistic health systems approaches sufficiently funded? • What is the predictability of aid? • Is aid properly harmonized? • What are the impacts of the move to general budget support?
Key Questions about FDI • How are contracts awarded? • How are feasibility studies awarded and what is the link with award of contracts? • Are recommendations of Environmental Impact Assessment & Feasibility studies adequately addressed? • Compliance with community assistance and issues around corporate social responsibility.
Strategies for Country Circles • Conduct studies and reviews of development aid and FDI practices at the country level. • Use both national and international contacts to gather hard evidence for advocacy. • Develop communication and advocacy tools for mass mobilization and engagement with policy makers.
National Strategies • Mass mobilization through sensitization campaigns that target: • Communities using the networks and groups identified in pt (2). • The general public through a media campaign. • Lobbying and Policy advocacy
Strategies for Global PHM • Provide regional and international support for resource mobilization • Assist in the coordination of similar processes between countries in order to compare practices and to raise a global campaign if necessary. • Global PHM can engage the donors and foreign investors at a global level.
Strategies, Global PHM • Co-ordinate inter-country monitoring activities at country level • Can assist in providing technical assistance to national PHMs (eg, resources persons, information, evidences, communication, equipment etc). • Initiate global dialogue to raise more support for global level campaign