Title:
Exploring Partners’ Coordination and Its Effect On Aid Effectiveness In Sudan’s Health Sector
Authors:
Wagialla, Azza Tayfour Osman
Place:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2023
PAGE:
vi, 41
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
partners’ coordination, aid effectiveness, ownership, alignment, harmonisation, political instability
Abstract:
Background: The global proliferation of donors, fragmentation, and duplication of efforts in the health sector in fragile and conflicted affected settings necessitates the adherence to aid effectiveness principles. Sudan's health sector is committed to implementing those principles to enhance donor coordination. However, aid effectiveness and coordination have been poorly investigated in Sudan. Objective: To explore the attitude and adherence of development partners to Sudan’s coordination mechanisms in terms of aid effectiveness and provide recommendations to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH). Methods: The study used mixed methods to achieve its objectives, including reviewing documents and literature and interviewing eight key informants guided by Walt and Gilson framework. Results: Sudan’s Health Sector Partners’ Forum (SHSPF) was established as the main coordination mechanism in Sudan. The Forum strengthened the country’s ownership, yet development partners' participation was threatened by continuous political instability. Coordination fragmentation still exists, especially at the state level. The development partners in Sudan are progressing in aligning their priorities with the national priorities; nonetheless, there is limited use of the country's national systems, e.g., procurement and financial systems, due to the weak capacity of the systems. The political dynamics greatly influence the implementation of aid effectiveness principles in Sudan. Conclusion: The SHSPF provides the FMOH and its partners a platform to pursue aid effectiveness in Sudan. The rapidly changing political dynamics and the limited capacity of the country’s systems are factors hindering these efforts. Creating resilient institutions that promote national health priorities
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Northeast Africa
Training:
Master of Science in Public Health (MPH)/ International Course of Health Development (MPH/ICHD)
Category:
Research
Right:
@ 2023 Wagialla
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
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