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Regional Financing for Malaria Task Force (RFMTF ) 12 May 2014 Hong Kong, China Framing & Coordinating a Regional Response Ramesh Subramaniam , Asian Development Bank.
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Regional Financing for Malaria Task Force (RFMTF) 12 May 2014 Hong Kong, China Framing & Coordinating a Regional Response Ramesh Subramaniam, Asian Development Bank
Outline1. The Overall Challenge2. Challenges in Leveraging National & Regional Responses3. Steps in Framing a Response4. Steps in Leveraging RCI
Leveraging $280 million in public spending to $1.6 billion per year 1. The Overall Financing Challenge
Small fiscal space competing for multiple priorities • Constraints in co-opting private sector • Traditional RPG constraints • Infrastructure dominance in RCI programs 2. Challenges in Leveraging National and Regional Responses
a. Making a robust investment case • b. Drive it as an: • Inclusive growth, productivity and regional competitiveness challenge for UMICs and MMICs • Growth and social protection challenge for LMICs and poorer countries 3. Steps in Framing a Case
c. Identify high-impact industries (2 or 3 digit) and demonstrate economic impact 3. Steps in Framing a Case (cont..)
a. Including health as a priority in sub-regional programs: • National health as RPG • Regional agreement for national scaling up • SPS norms • Sub-regional trade and tourism links • Regional business associations (e.g. MBI) 4. Leveraging RCI
b. Designingand implementing: • A regional malaria/CD program (parallel: CDC; Regional sand strom; ABMI) • Harmonizing programmatic and results-based interventions at national levels 4. Leveraging RCI (cont…)
c. Scale up the Trust Fund into a Leveraged Fund: • Make a robust case for equitycapital from public and private sector • Leverage through co-financed projects with ADB • Use re-flows for future human capital interventions 4. Leveraging RCI (cont…)
THANK YOU! Regional Financing for Malaria Task Force (RFMTF) 12 May 2014 Hong Kong, China Framing & Coordinating a Regional Response Ramesh Subramaniam (rsubramaniam@adb.org) Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia Department Asian Development Bank