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Introduction: Positioning Universal Health Coverage In The Post-2015 Development Agenda, Andrea L. Frey
Introduction: Positioning Universal Health Coverage In The Post-2015 Development Agenda, Andrea L. Frey
Washington International Law Journal
Protecting and promoting health is central to sustained economic and social development. Three of the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals (“MDGs”) focused on health, including reducing incidences of HIV and malaria, improving maternal health, and reducing child mortality. Although specifying disease areas and health outcomes ensured that the targets had a clear focus, it also created many problems. In particular, the approach neglected the creation of strong, effective health systems. The UN’s adoption of the MDGs in 2000 created greater recognition that sustaining progress in health depends on such systems in the international community. The MDGs conclude at the …
Innovative Financing And Sustainable Development: Lessons From Global Health, David Gartner
Innovative Financing And Sustainable Development: Lessons From Global Health, David Gartner
Washington International Law Journal
The growth of innovative financing for development over the last decade has demonstrated the enormous potential of new mechanisms for generating resources beyond traditional official development assistance. In the global health sector, diverse innovative finance institutions provide a window into the relative merits of approaches that rely on taxation, bonds, and advanced contract arrangements. The experience of IFFIm, UNITAID, and the AMC offer broader insights into the importance of sustainability and participation in ensuring the success of innovative finance mechanisms, as well as the potential for innovative financing to contribute to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. The most successful of …