Financing the response to malaria

1 Financing the response to malaria Doctor Michel ODIKA (Congo-Brazzaville) For the most part, the management of financial resources reflects countries’ capacity to promote adequate institutional landscapes and implement governance reforms (1). Advocacy... More

1 Financing the response to malaria Doctor Michel ODIKA (Congo-Brazzaville) For the most part, the management of financial resources reflects countries’ capacity to promote adequate institutional landscapes and implement governance reforms (1). Advocacy for a New Deal. Today, the money spent from all sources on providing malaria-affected countries with preventive and curative services is still far short of meeting the estimated requirements (2,3,4,5). Looking beyond 2011, an effective response to malaria critically depends on sustained growth in annual funding until the disease is reversed. Advocacy for better governance. Increasingly, emphasis must be placed on institutionalizing the direct participation of complementary stakeholders in intersectoral collaboration around a shared agenda (1). Worldwide, for example, ongoing efforts to improve the management of financial resources provide grounds for cautious optimism about support for multisectoral responses to malaria. However, Less