Vietnam: Global Fund and ADB partnership launched 14.09.2018

RAI2E partners on a field monitoring visit, which provides an opportunity for them to understand the practical implementation of the programme, Kayin State, Myanmar.  Photo: UNOPS

RAI2E partners on a field monitoring visit, which provides an opportunity for them to understand the practical implementation of the programme, Kayin State, Myanmar. Photo: UNOPS

Health financing was on the agenda when the World Economic Forum on ASEAN took place in Hanoi on 11-13 September 2018.

Political, business, academic and civil society leaders and private sector representatives from the ten ASEAN countries met in Hanoi in Vietnam on 11-13 September, 2018. There, they discussed existing and emerging challenges and opportunities that face the region. Tackling malaria was a key topic on the agenda.

“The fight against malaria is at a critical point. Nothing short of an all-hands-on-deck approach will suffice as we work to eliminate malaria in the ASEAN region. Through our platform, the Forum supports innovative public-private cooperation required to realize this vision,” said Vanessa Candeias, Head of the Global Health and Healthcare System Initiative at the World Economic Forum.

The Global Fund, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and APLMA launched a new partnership for health financing. The initiative, known as “Blended Finance for Impact”, will generate and increase funding for tackle malaria and address other health care needs. At the same event, ADB launched a Regional Health Fund in lines with the objectives of the Blended Finance for Impact initiative.

A session titled ‘Stamping out malaria’ outlined why some rapid shifts in financing approaches and public–private partnership are so vital.

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https://www.aplma.org/blog/96/new-partnership-launched-to-fund-malaria-end-game-in-asia-pacific.html

https://www.weforum.org/press/2018/09/new-partnerships-launched-to-fund-...