Reorienting health aid to meet post-2015 global health challenges: a case study of Sweden as a donor

Yamey, Gavin; Sundewall, Jesper; Saxenian, Helen; Hecht, Robert; Jordan, Keely; Schäferhoff, Marco; Schrade, Christina; Deleye, Cécile; Thomas, Michael; Blanchet, Nathan; Summers, Lawrence H.; Jamison, Dean T.

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“…1 Additionally, some MICs might need assistance since they might lack the policy space or institutional arrangements to (1) deliver certain politically sensitive services, such as reproductive health care, or (2) reach certain populations (eg, refugees) with maternal health services. 4 In this situation, a case can be made for targeted international assistance. 5 …”

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Next generation maternal health: external shocks and health-system innovations

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In this Series we document the substantial progress in the reduction of maternal mortality and discuss the current state of science in reducing maternal mortality. However, maternal health is also powerfully influenced by the structures and resources of societies, communities, and health systems. We discuss the shocks from outside of the field of maternal health that will influence maternal survival including economic growth in low-income and middle-income countries, urbanisation, and health crises due to disease outbreaks, extreme weather, and conflict. Policy and technological innovations, such as universal health coverage, behavioural economics, mobile health, and the data revolution, are changing health systems and ushering in new approaches to affect the health of mothers. Research and policy will need to reflect the changing maternal health landscape.

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“…We also used policy windows to reach specific audiences. For example, in 2015: We briefed the G7/G20 sherpa team on global health at the German Chancellery in Berlin on policy options for the G7 to achieve the Global Health 2035 goals; ( Commission on Investing in Health 2015 ) We participated in the discussions around the launch of the World Bank’s Global Financing Facility in Support of Every Woman, Every Child (our analysis fed into the facility’s business plan); ( World Bank 2015 ) and We conducted an analysis for Sweden’s independent Expert Group for Aid Studies, which we presented in the Swedish parliament and to the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, on how Sweden’s aid portfolio could become aligned with Global Health 2035 goals ( Yamey et al 2016 ). …”

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“…We conducted an analysis for Sweden’s independent Expert Group for Aid Studies, which we presented in the Swedish parliament and to the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, on how Sweden’s aid portfolio could become aligned with Global Health 2035 goals ( Yamey et al 2016 ).…”

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“…Three examples of this traction are: As mentioned earlier, a Swedish government committee called The Expert Group for Aid Studies commissioned the CIH to conduct a policy analysis that lays out options for reforming Swedish health aid to help achieve the vision of grand convergence set out in Global Health 2035 . This analysis has been an important input into Sweden’s aid strategy reform process ( Yamey et al 2014 , 2016 ). The CIH was invited by the governments of Mexico and Myanmar to present the Global Health 2035 report, and its implications for each country, at high level forums attended by ministers of health and finance.…”

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How to convene an international health or development commission: ten key steps

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Summers

Jamison

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Health Policy and Planning

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The Commission on Investing in Health (CIH), an international group of 25 economists and global health experts, published its Global Health 2035 report in The Lancet in December 2013. The report laid out an ambitious investment framework for achieving a “grand convergence” in health—a universal reduction in deaths from infectious diseases and maternal and child health conditions—within a generation. This article captures ten key elements that the CIH found important to its process and successful outcomes. The elements are presented in chronological order, from inception to post-publication activities. The starting point is to identify the gap that a new commission could help to narrow. A critical early step is to choose a chair who can help to set the agenda, motivate the commissioners, frame the commission’s analytic work, and run the commission meetings in an effective way. In selecting commissioners, important considerations are their technical expertise, ensuring diversity of people and viewpoints, and the connections that commissioners have with the intended policy audience. Financial and human resources need to be secured, typically from universities, foundations, and development agencies. It is important to set a clear end date, so that the commission’s work program, the timing of its meetings and its interim deadlines can be established. In-person meetings are usually a more effective mechanism than conference calls for gaining commissioners’ inputs, surfacing important debates, and ‘reality testing’ the commission’s key findings and messages. To have policy impact, the commission report should ideally say something new and unexpected and should have simple messages. Generating new empirical data and including forward-looking recommendations can also help galvanize policy action. Finally, the lifespan of a commission can be extended if it lays the foundation for a research agenda that is then taken up after the commission report is published.

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“…As a share of the global health aid, the global financing to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and other STD has experienced the fastest growth compared to other key health sectors. However, the funding still falls short of the estimated level needed to effectively combat the HIV epidemic (UNAIDS, 2005; Kates et al ., 2006; Ravishankar et al ., 2009; Esser and Bench, 2011; Yamey et al ., 2016). Currently, the WHO has set a new global health sector strategy on Sexually Transmitted Infections (2016–2021) (WHO, 2018).…”

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An analysis of the development assistance for health (DAH) allocations for STD control in Africa

Furuoka

Hoque

Jacob

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The Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations recognize the importance of making progress in the eradication and treatment of sexually transmitted deceases (STD). STD are among the most widespread diseases in the world and have the highest prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa. The current study explored the associations between the allocation of the development assistance for health (DAH) in 54 African countries and key development indicators – STD incidence, Gross Domestic Product per capita, health expenditure, and life expectancy at birth. It employed descriptive statistical methods, the matrix scatter plot analysis and the Pearson correlation test for this purpose. The findings indicated that there was a considerable increase in the volume of the DAH given to control and prevent STD in Africa over the period of 2002–2011. A statistically significant positive association was detected between the STD incidence and the health aid allocations. At the same time, the imbalance in the distribution of the health aid between the major and minor aid recipients in the continent increased. The study concludes by discussing policy implications that can be drawn from these findings.

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Reorienting health aid to meet post-2015 global health challenges: a case study of Sweden as a donor

Cited by 12 publications

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Next generation maternal health: external shocks and health-system innovations

Next generation maternal health: external shocks and health-system innovations

How to convene an international health or development commission: ten key steps

An analysis of the development assistance for health (DAH) allocations for STD control in Africa

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