Governance and aid effectiveness

Governments have responsibility for shaping national health systems. Many different stakeholders have a role to play: national and local governments, health professions, the scientific community, the private sector and civil society organizations, as well as global health and development partners. In that context, governance entails ensuring strategic policy frameworks exist and is combined with effective oversight, coalition building, the provision of appropriate regulations and incentives, attention to system design, accountability, and proper planning processes. Strong policy dialogue at national level, including international development partners, is needed to increase aid flows and their effectiveness and to better align donor approaches and activities with country priorities and existing processes.

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