How donors support civil society as government accountability advocates: a review of strategies and implications for transition of donor funding in global health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global health donors are increasingly transitioning funding responsibility to host governments as aid budgets plateau or decline and countries meet development and disease burden goals. Civil society organizations (CSOs) can play a critical role as accountability mechanisms over their governments, but transitions raise questions about how donor-supported CSOs will fare following transition, especially in environments of limited political commitment. Decreases in funding may force CSOs to scale back activities, seek other funding, or rely on their governments for funding. Vulnerable populations most in need of support may lose critical advocates, compromising their access to lifesaving care and threatening the reversal of global health achievements. This review investigat

SUBMITTER: McDonough A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7659168 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature