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Ivan Lewis: 'IHP isn't an initiative, it's common sense'

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 13 March 2009 - Categories: Health

Ivan Lewis gave a resounding endorsement of the International Health Partnership in his speech to health, human development and AIDS advisers in Brighton last week. I am always amazed at the long hours Ministers, and their staff, often have to …

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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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The economic downturn and its impact on health

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 10 March 2009 - Categories: Economic Development, Health

I have just spent the last 4 days in Brighton at a meeting which brought together the majority of DFID's health advisers for 4 days of discussion, strategy making and learning. Brighton was great, it was cold but there were …

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Michel Kazatchkine and National Strategy Applications

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 18 February 2009 - Categories: Health

One of the important side meetings of the International Health Partnership meeting in Geneva last week was between Michel Kazatchkine, the executive director of the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria (GFATM) and Mozambique's Minister of Health, Paulo …

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Margaret Chan: getting to know you

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 16 February 2009 - Categories: Health

I got the strong impression last week that Margaret Chan, the dynamic leader of the World Health Organization is a closet karaoke singer! In order to highlight that partnership between agencies, developing countries, financing partners and between governments and civil society …

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The audacity of hope and a trip to Geneva

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 13 February 2009 - Categories: Africa, Health

I packed Barack Obama's autobiography ‘The audacity of hope' for a trip from Maputo to Geneva which I made this last week. What a great read! I am a bit of a nervous flyer - sweaty palms as soon as …

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