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Navigating aid transition in the health sector

This report suggests approaches to enable donors to reduce their financial commitments while allowing countries to achieve their health goals.

21 February 2020
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As developing countries transition away from aid, coordinated action is critical to ensure it does not hinder progress made or undermine the vision of Universal Healthcare Coverage. Our new paper provides a framework for discussions on transition of donors to lower levels of financial support.

Key messages
  • Aid transition is already happening, but we need to frame it differently to avoid a funding ‘cliff edge’.
  • Transition presents an opportunity to strengthen the resilience of health systems and to sustain improvements in health outcomes.
  • An effective approach to transition requires joint planning, donor–recipient coordination and data transparency.
  • Successful transition requires a whole-country approach, where health plans are integrated into and aligned with overall economic and fiscal policies.
  • A Global Observatory on Transition could provide technical assistance to donors and countries to help them plan for and execute transition, monitor progress and ensure data availability and accuracy.
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