Comments on: Raising money to improve health http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/06/raising-money-to-improve-health/ Tales from the front line of our work to eradicate poverty worldwide. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:54:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vinay http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/06/raising-money-to-improve-health/comment-page-1/#comment-24417 Vinay Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:55:23 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=2185#comment-24417 Interesting blog, as always, Neil. I too was looking forward to the report on innovative financing in health, given the quality of players involved. Sure it is nice we finally got to read it but one thing you don't mention in your blog - what did you think of it?! On balance, I am disappointed with the outcomes for two reasons: 1. I can not find too much 'new' or 'innovative' in there; rather, it relies on scale-out of existing & successful innovations (e.g. GAVI and UNITAID). Whilst I agree this should occur, I was hoping for some truly fresh approaches and ideas. 2. It is far too loosely costed. Yes, big assumptions need to be made on take-up... but still, it does not leave me understanding, for example, 'If the G8 countries all undertook Option 1, we would raise $x billion'. Therefore, because of the way it is presented, it is impossible to know how much of the $36-45 billion PER ANNUM needed can be raised by take-up of these ideas. Whilst this has been an important effort, I don't think the ideas presented by this Taskforce, sadly, will adequately fill the funding gap in health which is so desperately needed. Interesting blog, as always, Neil.

I too was looking forward to the report on innovative financing in health, given the quality of players involved. Sure it is nice we finally got to read it but one thing you don't mention in your blog - what did you think of it?!

On balance, I am disappointed with the outcomes for two reasons:
1. I can not find too much 'new' or 'innovative' in there; rather, it relies on scale-out of existing & successful innovations (e.g. GAVI and UNITAID). Whilst I agree this should occur, I was hoping for some truly fresh approaches and ideas.

2. It is far too loosely costed. Yes, big assumptions need to be made on take-up... but still, it does not leave me understanding, for example,
'If the G8 countries all undertook Option 1, we would raise $x billion'.
Therefore, because of the way it is presented, it is impossible to know how much of the $36-45 billion PER ANNUM needed can be raised by take-up of these ideas.

Whilst this has been an important effort, I don't think the ideas presented by this Taskforce, sadly, will adequately fill the funding gap in health which is so desperately needed.

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