"In the driver's seat": the Health Sector Strategic Master Plan as an instrument for aid coordination in Mongolia.

ABSTRACT: In 2005, the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Mongolia initiated the process of developing its Health Sector Strategic Master Plan (HSSMP), using a wide-ranging consultative process, driven by the MoH, and requiring participation from all levels of health facilities, other ministries, donor agencies and NGOs. Among other objectives, the MoH sought to coordinate the disparate inputs from key donors through the HSSMP, aligning them with the Plan's structure. This research explores the extent to which the HSSMP process served as a mechanism for effective aid coordination while promoting ownership and capacity building and the lessons learned for the wider international development community. The study is based on document review, key-informant interviews and authors' experience and participation i

SUBMITTER: Ulikpan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4108099 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature