The International Health Partnership IHP Anna Marriott Health

The International Health Partnership (IHP) Anna Marriott Health Policy Officer Oxfam GB

Outline The l l l 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? l IHP launched in the UK on 5 th September 2007 l Partnership signed by: -8 rich country donors, H 8 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: l Accelerate progress on the health MDGs l Increase access to health services l Strengthen health systems with an emphasis on health workers

What is it and what will it do? Donors commit to: l Co-ordinate support for ONE national health plan l Provide more long-term predictable aid l Fill critical funding gaps l Transparency and mutual accountability

What is it and what will it do? Governments commit to: l Increase spending on health l Implement plans as efficiently as possible l 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? l l l Lots of meetings International governance structure 3 key tasks at country level 1. Strengthen existing national health plan 2. Cost plan 3. Road map for implementation l SIGN COUNTRY COMPACT

Civil society participation and accountability? l l 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…. . l A focus on health systems (and workers) l Donors and government are accountable to the commitments they have made l One target: one space to focus our energies l We can help shape it: still early days l Growing international network of CSOs – bottom up and top down strategy for change

Oxfam’s demands for IHP Country level: l More long-term predictable aid on budget l Expand free public provision of health l Address urgent capacity constraints l Government to ensure money and drugs reach where they are supposed to l Full and formal representation of civil society in health planning and monitoring

Oxfam’s demands for IHP At international level: l More donors sign up l Transparency and accountability l A system to monitor progress l Resources to support civil society participation

This week 3 high profile IHP meetings – stakeholders come together for the first time Collective civil society demands 1. Recommitment to comprehensive primary health care for all 2. Commit to ADDITIONAL long-term predictable financing for health systems 3. Democratic, transparent and accountable governance mechanisms

Other Oxfam activities l l l Alma Ata anniversary – will ministers recommit to health care for all? Tuesday 20 th May, 5. 30 pm: Improving Innovation & Access to Medicines Wednesday 21 st May, 5. 30 pm: In the Public Interest? What role can the private sector play in delivering health care for all