Description
Book SynopsisOver recent decades, developing nations have been the beneficiaries of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from European and North American countries. ODA remains the central mechanism in sustaining and financing actions and processes related to international development. Despite these investments, experts continue to raise concerns about Africa's poor performance on several development indicators.
This book discusses the main challenges to aid effectiveness in Africa, with a specific focus on the health sector. It provides policymakers, scholars, and development experts with innovative strategies and policy recommendations for refining aid management. The book also provides critical analysis of several global developmental frameworks and related international action plans and commitments, ranging from the 2030 Global Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals to the Paris Climate Agreement. Lastly, the book also analyzes several theoretical frameworks on d
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“A few years from meeting the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, this book provides health leaders, development partners, and scholars an innovative perspective for a better understanding of the ODA contribution to realizing SDGs, specifically SDG 3 on Health. The remarkable case study of Uganda underlines the interconnected challenges of aid and development, alignment and harmonization, ownership, coordination, and good governance, considering the cultural practices. Moreover, the book provides key elements towards ensuring the success of the ODA as a substantive contribution to the economic and social emergence of African countries.” —Pierre M’Pele, Mercy Ships Ambassador for Africa; Member of the National Academy of Medicine of France; Former World Health Organization Representative; Former UNAIDS Regional Director for West and Central Africa; Author of several books, including The Path of an African Doctor
Table of Contents
Preface: "Improving governance and accountability as a key step in improving ODA effectiveness in Africa" – Acknowledgments – Understanding the Problematic Relationship Between Official Development Assistance and Health Development Indicators in Africa – Theoretical Framework of ODA – Global Development Framework and Related International Action Plans and Commitments – Historical Review of Official Development Assistance (ODA) Effectiveness – ODA to Health Sector – ODA to the Ugandan Health Sector: Methodology of the Case Study – ODA to Ugandan health Sector: Analysis of Results – Conclusion and Suggestions
