Addressing power imbalances must be at the centre of paradigm shifts in country assistance by GHIs: interesting reflections from Pakistan onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
You can also hear directly from these thought leaders at our a webinar on 11 September 2025 at 15:00 BST. They will highlight some of their bold reform ideas and how to achieve them. Register to join the webinar: wellcome-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
If you could reimagine the global health system, what would it look like?
@wellcometrust.bsky.social commissioned five thought leaders from around the world to share their vision for the future of global health. Read the outcomes here:
wellcome.org/reports/bold...
As does this:
"The lack of external, systemic incentives in support of multilateral collaboration contributed to GAP’s inability... to significantly change the way organizations work with each other to ensure better alignment. "
This point in particular feels like a cautionary tale for current efforts:
"Overall, the evidence emerging from the evaluation indicated a lack of transmission of global-level agency commitments to the country level, and a waning engagement of signatory agencies over time"
As the SGD 3 GAP sunsets, important reflections for all of us looking to build a more coordinated, collaborative and effective global health ecosystem
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@cgdev.org suggest 3 priority actions for concessional funds:
Action 1: Commit to a moratorium on the creation of new funds
Action 2: Launch a review of the funds’ financial models
Action 3: Call for a fund-by-fund rethink of grant allocation models
www.cgdev.org/blog/concess...
And as set out here, we need to see other global health organisations embrace reforms as well
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Really encouraging to see this from @gavi.org - better aligning ODA with recipient country priorities is critical www.gavi.org/news/media-r...
Wellcome is looking for 5 organisations to lead inclusive regional dialogues on the future of the global health architecture in i) Latin America & Caribbean ii) Africa iii) Asia & Pacific iv) Europe & N. America v) Middle East & Central Asia.
Submission deadline 13 July. More here: lnkd.in/ePcKjsmq
'Gavi Leap' sees @gavi.org moving to one grant window for the Gavi 6.0 strategic cycle, which means that countries will only need to apply for funding once www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
New @cgdev.org blog.
@jmadankeller.bsky.social & I ask: can donors and the AU tie the replenishments of @GlobalFund and @gavi to real reform, in line with Lusaka Agenda? Empowering countries & building sustainable health systems that can withstand aid volatility?
www.cgdev.org/blog/gavi-an...
Charting a Pathway for Sustainable Financing of Africa’s Resilience — Statement from Nairobi convening sets out key asks for reimagining sustainable models for human development and health systems across Africa www.ranafrica.org/news/chartin...
"The new era of global health must be rapidly constructed without seeking merely to restore what was." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"When the same actors who have long benefitted from imbalance lead the calls for equity without changing the underlying incentives, the result is stasis in the name of progress". www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
An Advocate’s Dilemma: Defending Official Development Assistance or Reducing Aid Dependency?
Guest Essay by @katribertram.bsky.social
Geneva Health Files Newsletter Edition #259 [The Files In-Depth]
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/an-advocat...
"Self-sufficiency must be the aim. African governments must insist on partnerships on their own terms, and, along with civil society in Africa, must control what gets funded and reject processes that undermine the whole system." www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Ruth Nigatu, Ethiopia: African voices need to make themselves heard in the boards of global health institutions #AHAIC2025
Gerald Manthulu, MoH Malawi: DAH is currently driven by top down priority setting, rather than responding to country needs. This is what the Lusaka Agenda seeks to shift
At #AHAIC2025, hearing references to the #LusakaAgenda, and wondering what it is? Find it here: futureofghis.org/final-output...
"This particular moment...provides a window to refocus all existing donor funding for health on core government priorities and to put in place protections to mitigate against the impact of aid volatility"
www.pfm4health.net/blog/precipi...
Attending the #AHAIC2025 conference in Kigali next week,?
Join us for a session exploring how countries are working with partners to implement the #LusakaAgenda and accelerate progress towards #UHC.
You can also register for free to join online: ahaic2025.eventify.io/t2/tickets
Really interesting insights from Malawi on the impact of the US aid freeze on the country's health sector: to understand impact we need to understand how much funding aligned with country priorities batumeyo.blogspot.com/2025/02/my-p...
Interesting analysis of GHI alignment issues in relation to Nigeria's health agenda journals.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/JB... #LusakaAgenda
Examining aid fragmentation and collaboration opportunities in Cambodia’s health sector: study "unveils a tendency among donor countries for launching numerous, highly specialized projects, diverging from a collective, strategic health intervention" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Interesting reflections from @cgdev.org and @who.int colleagues on what alignment with PFM systems actually means for health financing www.cgdev.org/blog/money-t... #LusakaAgenda
Africans are least represented in global health organizations, boards, conferences, and publications
Read this importance piece to know how visa inequities play a role
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Engagement with civil society has continued to deepen, leading to the development of #CSO priorities for making the Lusaka Agenda successful.
Read here: wacihealth.org/wpfd_file/ci...
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Common metrics: @who.int have convened a technical discussion on health system strengthening metrics, working with a range of countries and global partners to identify a slim set of common metrics to demonstrate outcomes and impact (7/8)
Global momentum: The #LusakaAgenda has been recognised in G7’s Apulia communique and WHO’s GPW14, and featured strongly in strategic discussions at this year’s WHA.
UHC2030 are exploring their role in supporting future coordination and advocacy around the #LusakaAgenda (6/8)
