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Talking about performance based financing

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 12 March 2009 - Categories: Health

Increasing the efficiency of aid to the health sector is one of the primary objectives of the International Health Partnership (IHP), which was also a subject of much discussion in Brighton. Bob Fryatt of WHO and Nicole Klingen of the World Bank …

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Dear Olly

Posted by: Martin Leach, Posted on: 11 March 2009 - Categories: Africa, Humanitarian

Do you know where swallows go to in the Winter? At least two of them come and sit on the ledge outside my bedroom window here in Kigali. When I saw them this morning I was immediately reminded of the children's …

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Comic Relief Kilimanjaro climb

Posted by: Emily Poskett, Posted on: 3 March 2009 - Categories: Tanzania

Nine celebrities arrived in Tanzania this weekend to climb Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief and I was lucky enough to be part of the welcome party! As well as being extremely excited to meet the idols of my teenage years (Gary …

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A paradox - too little money but too many donors

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 1 December 2008 - Categories: Africa, Health

Mozambique is known as a 'donor darling', in that there are lots of agencies that flock to work here, which is a reflection of both the level of need and on good performance by the government improving the enabling environment …

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Do donors respond to national priorities, or try to set them?

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 1 December 2008 - Categories: Africa, Health

On this World AIDS Day, I want to turn attention to the crucial role of donor funding in the fight against HIV/AIDS. In a previous post, I mentioned the pleasures of working in Mozambique including working with very committed people …

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