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Title: G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Follow-Up: Global Action for Health System Strengthening Towards Collective Action in Health Information
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Publication Year: 2009
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Abstract: Globally, 9 per cent of total gross national income is spent in the health sector. Donor agencies transfer US$16 billion for health programmes in developing countries each year.1 These figures represent an unprecedented increase in funding for health, and as a result, the global health landscape is unrecognizable from a decade ago. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have revitalized interest in global health issues, and the influx of new money and multiple stakeholders has opened the way to innovative structures, networks, partnerships, and alliances beyond traditional health and development models. This attention is accompanied by greater demand for more and better information to track performance and ensure accountability. There is growing global interest in health information, particularly in metrics and evaluation, as exemplified by the MDGs and major global health initiatives (such as performance-based financing). This unprecedented interest has increased the pressure on countries and agencies to generate high-quality and timely data.2;3 As one of the most influential entities in the global health arena, the G8 has an important role in tackling the deficiencies in the systems that are expected to generate this information. At the Toyako G8 Summit, the Report of the G8 Health Experts Group recognised the need for action to create appropriate monitoring and assessment of health systems so that . . .
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Authors: Shibuya, Kenji
Publisher: University of Tokyo
Data Collections: IPUMS Global Health - DHS
Topics: Health, Population Health and Health Systems
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