Following the Government Playbook? Channeling Development Assistance for Health through Country Systems

Development partners (DPs) contribute to a significant share of total health financing, especially in low-income countries, and support the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). However, if DP support is not well aligned with government s...

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Main Authors:	Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz, Hashim, Ali, Alkenbrack, Sarah, Gurazada, Srinivas
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	STRATEGIC PLANNING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET EXECUTION PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH FINANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/332531634794859261/Following-the-Government-Playbook-Channeling-Development-Assistance-for-Health-through-Country-Systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36525

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spelling	okr-10986-365252021-11-10T05:11:05Z Following the Government Playbook? Channeling Development Assistance for Health through Country Systems Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz Hashim, Ali Alkenbrack, Sarah Gurazada, Srinivas STRATEGIC PLANNING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET EXECUTION PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH FINANCE Development partners (DPs) contribute to a significant share of total health financing, especially in low-income countries, and support the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). However, if DP support is not well aligned with government systems, it can lead to inefficiencies, such as poor prioritization, fragmentation, and duplication of activities, and inhibit the government’s ability to maintain effective stewardship over sector activities. This note develops a comprehensive interpretation of the term ‘country systems’ in a public financial management (PFM) environment along with a checklist across the budget cycle that can be used to assess whether DPs in a given country are aligned to various PFM aspects. Undertaking an assessment is expected to have the following benefits: to provide a better understanding of the DP financial architecture and contribute to the literature of DP alignment and aid effectiveness; to articulate a clear baseline of DP financing modalities to allow for establishing a logical framework that will help articulate a reform program and strengthen mutual accountability. to foster learning across countries and DPs. 2021-11-09T22:14:53Z 2021-11-09T22:14:53Z 2021-10-21 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/332531634794859261/Following-the-Government-Playbook-Channeling-Development-Assistance-for-Health-through-Country-Systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36525 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study
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topic	STRATEGIC PLANNING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET EXECUTION PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH FINANCE
spellingShingle	STRATEGIC PLANNING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET EXECUTION PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH FINANCE Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz Hashim, Ali Alkenbrack, Sarah Gurazada, Srinivas Following the Government Playbook? Channeling Development Assistance for Health through Country Systems
description	Development partners (DPs) contribute to a significant share of total health financing, especially in low-income countries, and support the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). However, if DP support is not well aligned with government systems, it can lead to inefficiencies, such as poor prioritization, fragmentation, and duplication of activities, and inhibit the government’s ability to maintain effective stewardship over sector activities. This note develops a comprehensive interpretation of the term ‘country systems’ in a public financial management (PFM) environment along with a checklist across the budget cycle that can be used to assess whether DPs in a given country are aligned to various PFM aspects. Undertaking an assessment is expected to have the following benefits: to provide a better understanding of the DP financial architecture and contribute to the literature of DP alignment and aid effectiveness; to articulate a clear baseline of DP financing modalities to allow for establishing a logical framework that will help articulate a reform program and strengthen mutual accountability. to foster learning across countries and DPs.
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author	Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz Hashim, Ali Alkenbrack, Sarah Gurazada, Srinivas
author_facet	Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz Hashim, Ali Alkenbrack, Sarah Gurazada, Srinivas
author_sort	Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz
title	Following the Government Playbook? Channeling Development Assistance for Health through Country Systems
title_short	Following the Government Playbook? Channeling Development Assistance for Health through Country Systems
title_full	Following the Government Playbook? Channeling Development Assistance for Health through Country Systems
title_fullStr	Following the Government Playbook? Channeling Development Assistance for Health through Country Systems
title_full_unstemmed	Following the Government Playbook? Channeling Development Assistance for Health through Country Systems
title_sort	following the government playbook? channeling development assistance for health through country systems
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/332531634794859261/Following-the-Government-Playbook-Channeling-Development-Assistance-for-Health-through-Country-Systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36525
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