Why global health funds should be consolidated

Over the past decade, international donors increased financing for health in developing countries substantively. Much of the additional support has come from the rapid expansion of so-called vertical funds, such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and GAVI, which provides vaccines for children. These funds support the prevention, control and treatment of specific communicable diseases. Despite the benefits they have brought, the funds have been criticized for bypassing broader national health priorities and for adding to the fragmentation of donor support of health systems in lowincome countries.

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