Can Country Ownership Work?-Field Perspectives on Health Systems Strengthening-

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Can Country Ownership Work?

Field Perspectives on Health Systems Strengthening

Hosted by Dr. Jonathan Quick, President and CEO, Management Sciences for Health

and Paul O’Brien, Vice President for Policy & Campaigns, Oxfam America

Monday June 14, 2:00-4:00pm

Governor’s Room

Global Health Council Conference

Omni Shoreham Hotel

2500 Calvert Street NW

Metro: Red line to Woodley Park stop

Featuring:

• Amie Batson, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health and USAID Deputy for the Global Health Initiative (invited)
• Dr. Francisco Songane, former Minister of Health, Mozambique, and former director of the WHO’s Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
• Dr. Sin Somuny, executive director of MEDICAM, a health umbrella network with 120+ NGO members in Cambodia, and sub-committee co-chair of the Global Fund’s Country Coordinating Mechanism for Cambodia

Have doubts about country ownership? Want to hear more about how it works in practice? Right now, President Obama’s Global Health Initiative, The Global Fund, and the International Health Partnership are all seeking to increase country ownership of donor health funds. Civil society and health ministries in developing countries have experience with a range of donor approaches: from disease-specific initiatives to health system strengthening to direct budget support. Come hear first-hand perspectives on country ownership from government and civil society health providers. Tough questions welcomed.