Japan's development cooperation for health in Vietnam: a first holistic assessment on Japan's ODA and non-ODA public resources cooperation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Japan strives to strengthen its development cooperation by mobilizing various resources to assist partner countries advance on Universal Health Coverage by 2030. However, the involvement and roles of various actors for health are not clear. This study is the first to map Japan's publicly funded projects by both Official Development Assistance (ODA) and other non-ODA public funds, and to describe the intervention areas. Further, the policy implications for country-specific cooperation strategies are discussed. The development cooperation for health in Vietnam is used as a case in this study.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis of the Japanese publicly funded health projects that were being implemented in Vietnam during December 2016 was conducted. A framework of ana

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626744 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature