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Regional Landscape Analysis

6/2/2016

 
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Regional Economic Communities
Results from a Landscape Analysis of Regional Health Sector Actors in Africa: Comparative Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities


The African continent has perhaps seen the most pronounced movement towards regionalism. In Africa’s health sector, regional bodies—such as regional economic communities and inter-governmental institutions, as well as regional professional associations and regional networks —have become active contributors to the development and health agendas during the last 10-15 years.  The following paper discusses regionalization as a critical trend in Africa and presents findings and conclusions from a landscape analysis of key regional organizations in the African health sector. It contributes to a greater understanding of the relationships, power dynamics, limitations, and strategic advantages of regional bodies in Africa. [Download]

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Regional Networks and Associations
Results from a Landscape Analysis of Regional Health Sector Actors in Africa: Comparative Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities


Despite the growing international trend towards increased regional multilateralism, integration, and cooperation in health and other sectors, there is a limited body of literature examining the relationships, power dynamics, limitations, and strategic advantages of regional bodies. To enhance understanding of the contributions and role of regional bodies engaged in health in Africa, the ASH project undertook a study to compile the evidence on regionalization and the relationships, limitations, and strategic advantages of regional actors. This study contributes to the similar but larger scale landscape analysis commissioned by Harmonizing for Health in Africa (HHA) with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). [Download]

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Regional Actors Addressing Health in Africa
Technical Briefs


Download a series of technical briefs outlining the role of regional actors and their comparative advantages, challenges, and opportunities for addressing key health issues:​
Digital Health
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Disease Surveillance
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Health Financing​
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HIV/AIDS
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Human Resources 
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Malaria
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MNCH
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Tuberculosis
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​Strengthening Regional Collaboration for Health:

A Session at the World Health Assembly 

As African countries adopt the Sustainable Development Goals and prepare to meet the ambitious targets for 2030, strong regional cooperation will become increasingly important to ensure commitments become action. USAID and the ASH project, led by MSH, led a side session alongside the 69th World Health Assembly to discuss the role of regional actors in the African health sector and opportunities to leverage greater collective impact on health outcomes through strengthened collaboration and partnership between global, multilateral, regional, and country-level stakeholders. [Watch the video recording]

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