No. 20 in the GFF/WHO Health Financing & PHC Webinar Series

Pooling donor resources has long been viewed as a key strategy for strengthening the effectiveness of development assistance and supporting sustainable, country-led health systems. As global health funding expanded rapidly over the past three decades, many countries found themselves managing multiple parallel funding streams, each with its own planning, reporting, procurement and accountability requirements. This fragmentation has often generated high transaction costs, duplication of efforts and misalignment with national priorities, prompting repeated attempts to improve coordination and align external resources behind government-led health sector strategies.

A range of approaches have been tested over time to improve donor alignment and coordination, including Sector-Wide Approaches (SWAps), health basket funds, joint financing arrangements, and broader aid effectiveness initiatives such as the International Health Partnership (IHP+). While these efforts have produced important lessons, many countries and development partners have faced challenges in sustaining pooled funding mechanisms and fully integrating external resources into national systems.

Based on the experiences of Tanzania, Burundi and Sierra Leone, this webinar will review the evidence on what has worked, and what lessons can be drawn from countries’ experiences in pooling and aligning donor resources.

Note: Webinar conducted in English and French, with simultaneous interpretation. / Webinaire en anglais et en français, avec interprétation simultanée.

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AGENDA 

  • Introduction — Kalipso Chalkidou (WHO)
  • Framing presentation — Allison Beattie
  • Panel discussion — Raymond Kiwesa (TAMISEMI, Tanzania), Thaddée Ndindurwaha (Ministry of Public Health, Burundi), and Tom Sesay (Ministry of Health, Sierra Leone). Facilitation: Nouria Brikci (GFF)
  • Q & A session
  • Wrap up — Diwa Samad (GFF)

 

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