Donors set health priorities
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="PLOS">PLOS</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="funded">funded</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exert">exert</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>.</p><p><span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="University">University</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Devi">Devi</span> <span word="Sridhar">Sridhar</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="bi">bi</span> <span word="financing">financing</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Multi">Multi</span>-<span word="bi">bi</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glance">glance</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="earmarked">earmarked</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="duration">duration</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Agencies">Agencies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Sridhar">Sridhar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="bi">bi</span> <span word="financing">financing</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="raised">raised</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assessed">assessed</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="formula">formula</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Sridhar">Sridhar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Politics">Politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="Interdisciplinary">Interdisciplinary</span> <span word="Research">Research</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>., <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Melinda">Melinda</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>.</p>
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