The International Health Partnership and Related Initiatives IHP

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The International Health Partnership and Related
Initiatives (IHP)
What has been achieved? Ministerial Review 4-5
February 2009 Presentation by Dr. Carissa
EtienneAssistant Director General, Health
Systems and Services World Health Organization
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OUR COMMON COMMITMENT..

• "To work together in more efficient ways to
  improve health care and health outcomes
• Led by country governments acting with their
  civil society we will tackle the challenges
  facing country health systems.
• To build on and use the existing systems at
  country level
• To be held to account in implementing this
  compact"
• Global Compact, September 2007

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Country Compacts
Existing country mechanisms
Country Ownership
One common ME and mutual accountability
framework
Long-term, predictable financing
Fix health Systems bottlenecks
One costed, results-oriented national health
plan and budget
Inter-agency country health sector teams
One common review process/ validation
Country Compact
Scaling Up Effective Coverage
Improved Outcomes for MDGs 1b, 4, 5, 6
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Global Harmonization of Effort

• Scaling-up Reference Group (SuRG)
• Streamlined procurement processes
• Results Based Financing
• Harmonization for Health in Africa

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Mobilising international resources
Total Health Expenditure (in USD) / Capita (at
exchange rate)
35/capita ? Minimum level of investment
recommended by the Commission on Macroeconomics
and Health (CMH)
Source The World Bank. 2005. World Development
Indicators. 2006.
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Improving mutual accountability

• Strong country collaboration
• Active civil society
• Independent monitoring of progress
• High levels of political leadership
• Informal meetings of Health 8
• Ministerial Review of progress

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Next Phase - to 2011

• Expand engagement
• Focus on change management
• Mobilise resources
• Invest in communications
• Regular reviews of progress
• Health System Strengthening via a Primary Health
  Care Approach