The effects of Global Fund financing on health governance in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The impact of donors, such as national government (bi-lateral), private sector, and individual financial (philanthropic) contributions, on domestic health policies of developing nations has been the subject of scholarly discourse. Little is known, however, about the impact of global financial initiatives, such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, on policies and health governance of countries receiving funding from such initiatives.

Methods

This study employs a qualitative methodological design based on a single case study: Brazil. Analysis at national, inter-governmental and community levels is based on in-depth interviews with the Global Fund and the Brazilian Ministry of Health and civil societal activists. Primary research is complement

SUBMITTER: Gomez EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3474152 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature