Rethinking donor transitions and external assistance for health in the era of COVID-19: What needs to change?

31 October 2022 17:00 – 19:00 Colombia Time

Room B/C | Hybrid

This session examines experiences of donor-supported programmes in Georgia, Sri Lanka and Uganda to identify transition processes and health systems adaptations to enable sustained coverage of priority interventions post-transition. This will be followed by a panel discussion on how governments, donors & CSOs can inform a broader re-think of external assistance.


Moderators

  • Zubin Cyrus SHROFF, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO
  • Susan SPARKES, Department of Health Governance and Financing, WHO

 Country Research Presentations

  • George GOTSADZE, Curatio Foundation, Georgia
  • Prasadini PERERA, Institute of Health Policy, Sri Lanka
  • Henry ZAKUMUMPA, Makerere University, Uganda


Panel Discussion

  • George GOTSADZE, Curatio Foundation, Georgia
  • Prasadini PERERA, Institute of Health Policy, Sri Lanka
  • Kara HANSON, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK and UHC 2030
  • Somil NAGPAL, The World Bank
  • Daniel OSEI, Ministry of Health, Ghana
  • Ligia PAINA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
  • Henry ZAKUMUMPA, Makerere University, Uganda

 Discussant

  • Joe KUTZIN, Department of Health Governance and Financing, WHO