In 2007, donors, developing country governments and civil society organizations came together to align their work with national health plans — and to combat the practice of burdening country governments with the implementation of projects that didn’t jive with their own priorities.
They called it International Health Partnerships, or IHP+.
Ten years later, however, discussions have moved from largely focusing on disease-specific interventions to overall health systems strengthening and universal health coverage — largely due to the Ebola crisis and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
