The International Health Partnership (IHP)

Anna MarriottHealth Policy Officer

Oxfam GB

Outline

The IHP: What is it and what will it do? What has happened since the launch? What we want it to deliver

Fragmentation……

What is it and what will it do?

IHP launched in the UK on 5th September 2007

Partnership signed by: -8 rich country donors, H8 and other donors

-8 ‘First Wave’ IHP countries: Nepal, Cambodia, Mozambique, Kenya, Burundi, Zambia, Ethiopia and Mali-second wave countries due to sign up: Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Benin

What is it and what will it do?

All commit to: Accelerate progress on the health MDGs Increase access to health services Strengthen health systems with an

emphasis on health workers

What is it and what will it do?

Donors commit to: Co-ordinate support for ONE national health

plan

Provide more long-term predictable aid

Fill critical funding gaps

Transparency and mutual accountability

What is it and what will it do?

Governments commit to: Increase spending on health

Implement plans as efficiently as possible

Be accountable to their citizens and involve civil society in their plans so they can give feedback and monitor performance

What’s it’s not

A global health fund

What has happened so far?

Lots of meetings International governance structure 3 key tasks at country level

1. Strengthen existing national health plan2. Cost plan3. Road map for implementation

SIGN COUNTRY COMPACT

Civil society participation and accountability?

Donors and governments generally not living up to their commitments

Few meetings with civil society at international level

Varying performance at country level

But we are not sitting back…..and we need your help

The IHP: a window of opportunity?

A number of problems but….. A focus on health systems (and workers)

Donors and government are accountable to the commitments they have made

One target: one space to focus our energies

We can help shape it: still early days

Growing international network of CSOs – bottom up and top down strategy for change

Oxfam’s demands for IHP

Country level: More long-term predictable aid on budget Expand free public provision of health Address urgent capacity constraints Government to ensure money and drugs

reach where they are supposed to Full and formal representation of civil

society in health planning and monitoring

Oxfam’s demands for IHP

At international level: More donors sign up Transparency and accountability A system to monitor progress Resources to support civil society

participation

This week

3 high profile IHP meetings – stakeholders come together for the first time

Collective civil society demands1. Recommitment to comprehensive primary

health care for all2. Commit to ADDITIONAL long-term

predictable financing for health systems3. Democratic, transparent and accountable

governance mechanisms

Other Oxfam activities

Alma Ata anniversary – will ministers recommit to health care for all?

Tuesday 20th May, 5.30pm: Improving Innovation & Access to Medicines

Wednesday 21st May, 5.30pm: In the Public Interest? What role can the private sector play in delivering health care for all