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Tulane University
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Abstract
Global health partnerships have been identified as crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and targets related to health and wellbeing. Specifically, the Global Fund, UNAIDS Joint Programme, and the World Food Programme are examples of some of the relevant partners currently engaged in this work, filling roles in global health financing, governance, and delivery. Current literature has identified that the effective engagement of stakeholders in partnerships can be crucial in effective project implementation and that global health partnerships during the era of the Millennium Development Goals did impact health outcomes. This research aims to investigate the current strategies for stakeholder engagement as well as identify the techniques used by partners to implement strategies or coordination with stakeholders that are sustainable in the long term.
Analysis of organizational reports and interviews with experts identified that global health partners are making efforts to include local stakeholder and country perspectives and needs in their work but still face barriers in bridging the gap between bringing these voices to the table and ultimately giving them the space to be heard and centered. Additionally, various sustainability initiatives have been proposed by partners to increase the longevity and success of their work. Accountability and coordinating mechanisms for ensuring that all actors involved in these initiatives know their role is still a point of weakness. Lack of adequate funding to ensure the success of these long-term projects is an additional barrier. Currently, not enough data is available to fully identify the effectiveness of these sustainability strategies as measured in health outcomes. Ultimately, this research provides a checkpoint into the current state of global health partnerships as they relate to stakeholder involvement and long-term strength and effectiveness.
Disciplines
Development Studies | Health Policy | Health Services Administration | International Relations | Medicine and Health | Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Falconer, Annabelle, "From Collaboration to Continuity: Exploring Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Global Health Partnerships" (2024). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3758.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3758
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Development Studies Commons, Health Policy Commons, Health Services Administration Commons, International Relations Commons, Medicine and Health Commons, Sustainability Commons
Program Name
Switzerland: Global Health and Development Policy