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External financing for Health MDGs: overview from European civil society

External financing for Health MDGs: overview from European civil society. Simon Wright. Action for Global Health. Growing network of international NGO offices in Brussels, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK

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External financing for Health MDGs: overview from European civil society

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  1. External financing for Health MDGs: overview from European civil society Simon Wright www.actionforglobalhealth.eu

  2. Action for Global Health • Growing network of international NGO offices in Brussels, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK • Very diverse organisations but working together for common goals: funding, prioritising of health systems, equitable access • Focus on quantity and quality of EU ODA for health. www.actionforglobalhealth.eu

  3. Quantity of ODA • Need to champion increases in health ODA at the same time as improving its effectiveness • Targets assumed aid was real and untied • Innovative financing sources must be additional. www.actionforglobalhealth.eu

  4. Economic crisis and ODA • Recession cannot be an excuse • Nor can it mean business-as-usual • Is the reason for urgent action to finally meet ODA targets. • Some donors were already retreating from their commitments before the crisis. • Still need to ensure “real aid”. www.actionforglobalhealth.eu

  5. EU Guidelines for aid effectiveness • Area 1: Division of labour • Area 2: Use of country systems • Area 3: Predictability of aid • Area 4: Mutual accountability for results www.actionforglobalhealth.eu

  6. AMR recommendations • The economic crisis must be the reason to act urgently on meeting ODA commitments for health. • Donor governments must go faster on improving quality of ODA. • Innovative methods of financing health systems must be additional to ODA commitments • Country ownership must involve citizens to reduce inequalities, ensure universal access and prioritise health • Increased use of sectoral budget support should be considered • EU MDG contracts should ensure aid orphans are supported • The IHP+ must also be a vehicle for increasing health ODA to fund national plans. www.actionforglobalhealth.eu

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