Health sector
Donor Activities
in 2007
The DCF donors involved in the Health sector are
Austria/ADA, Canada/CIDA, France,
Italy/IC, Japan/JICA, the Netherlands,
Sweden/SIDA, Switzerland/SDC/SECO, USA/USAID, the EC, UNDP, UNICEF, and the
World Bank. In 2007, they contributed a combined € 8.97 million. The
most prominent international organization in the sector is the World Health Organization (WHO).
Donor composition in the Health sector in 2007
Grant-loan split in the Health sector in 2007
Sector
Strategies
Each
Entity and the Brčko District has their own health strategies, but there is no
comprehensive state-level sector strategy. To address this gap, WHO, through
its regular programme of collaboration, assisted the domestic authorities in
developing a Health Systems Strategy in BiH, aiming to ensure the coherence of
previously developed policies and strategies. The state-level Health System
Strategy is planned to be submitted for parliamentary procedure during 2008.
BiH
also has entity- (RS, FBiH) and state-level Strategies for Primary Health Care and there
is a Republika Srpska (RS) Secondary and Tertiary Health Care Strategy. An
HIV/AIDS strategy exists at the state-level and is currently under revision. A
Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy, connected to the Directly Observed Therapy
Short-course (DOTS) initiative, has also been developed, focusing primarily on
outreach and medication.
Donor
Coordination
Donor
activities within the Health sector are coordinated on an ad hoc basis. During
2007, there was no regular sector-wide forum for all stakeholders.
Nevertheless, several smaller coordination initiatives exist. For example,
Canada/CIDA, WHO, UNFPA and the World Bank have agreed to carry out a joint
analysis of primary care reform efforts and in the process these four agencies
will meet frequently.
Members
of the UN Development Assistance Framework also take part in regular
gatherings. Specifically, WHO and UNICEF have joint programming on immunization
issues. In the field of TB and HIV/AIDS, the Global Fund’s Country Coordination
Mechanism (CCM) brings together the relevant UN agencies as well as donors. The
UN Theme Group (UNTG) on HIV/AIDS and the Joint UN Team on AIDS were active
throughout 2007. Some members of the UNTG also participate in the National
Advisory Board on HIV/AIDS, which is chaired by Ministry of Civil Affairs
(MoCA).
For a complete overview of donor support to the Health
sector, click
here.
