This paper reviews country-level evidence about the impact of global health initiatives
(GHIs), which have had profound effects on recipient country health systems in middle and …

Since 2000, the emergence of several large disease-specific global health initiatives (GHIs)
has changed the way in which international donors provide assistance for public health …

Recent studies have shown evidence of a direct and positive causal link between the
number of health workers and health outcomes. Several studies have identified an adequate …

Background Millions of dollars are invested annually under the umbrella of national health
systems strengthening. Global health initiatives provide funding for low-and middle-income …

Abstract Global Health Partnerships (GHPs) have contributed significantly to improved
global health outcomes as well as the manner in which global health is governed. Yet in a …

Background Strengthened national health systems are necessary for effective and sustained
expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART and its supply chain management in Uganda …

Background Human resources for health represent an essential component of health
systems and play a key role to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage. Many …

Although much has been learned about the implementation of HIV prevention, care, and
treatment services in resource-limited settings, the broader impact of the rapid scale-up of …

Background Shortages of health workers are obstacles to utilising global health initiative
(GHI) funds effectively in Africa. This paper reports and analyses two countries' health …

Two crises dominate the health sectors of sub-Saharan African countries: those of human
resources and of HIV. Nevertheless, there is considerable variation in the extent to which …