Suchergebnisse

Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) is gaining importance in development cooperation for health. Most recently, the Ebola epidemic in western Africa has given impetus to the ongoing debate on the significance of functioning and responsive health systems for development. HSS is a prominent issue on the global health agenda, and was one of the health priorities of the 2015 G7 summit.

This portfolio analysis aims to give an overview of Germany's financial contribution to global health in the period 2002-13 in order to inform the continued development of health strategies and future allocations of official development assistance (ODA) for health, and to ensure transparency to the general public. The main source of data used in the analysis was the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Aid Activity Database, which is the most comprehensive dataset available for ODA.