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Health sector accountability: how to support sustainable change
I have been pleased to participate in two workshops on accountability in recent weeks. The first, hosted by WHO and the Government of Tanzania, focused on assessing accountability mechanisms in 10 countries using the Country Accountability Framework (CAF) developed by WHO under the auspices of the IHP+ and the Commission on Information and Accountability. The [...]
View full postStart of 3rd Round of IHP+Results Monitoring
The 3rd round of IHP+ monitoring (IHP+Results) started on 20 February 2012 Thirty-six IHP+ signatories have opted to report on the effectiveness of the health sector aid (up from 25 in 2010) using IHP+Results agreed reporting framework. The process is scheduled to run during the first half of 2012, with a report due to be [...]
View full postBusan and Beyond
It’s been a week since the Busan Outcome Document was made public and the overall consensus seems to be pretty positive. As always, the proof of the pudding will be in the eating and we will not know the actual contents of that dish until after mid-2012 – by then there should be an agreement [...]
View full post4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
Presentation by James Fairfax on ‘Scorecards as Tool to Strengthen Accountability – An Example from the Health Sector’ as presented at a mini-debate on Busan on 30th November 2011.
View full postCivil Society and the IHP+: time for renewed engagement
I was pleased to be invited to join the International Health Partnership (IHP+) Civil Society Consultative Group (CSCG) meeting on 12 November. It was a great opportunity for me to learn about what is and isn’t working for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as they try to engage with the IHP+. Falling enthusiasm? I was particularly [...]
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