Joint Analysis Bangladesh (2012) Burundi (2012) Ghana (2012) Laos (2012) Moldova (2016) Rwanda (2013) Crucial to the UHC Partnership is the close collaboration between the EU and WHO. Published in May 2016, this four volume evaluation report, produced by ECDPM, examines DG DEVCO's support to Research and Innovation (R&I) in partner countries during the last EU budget period (2007-2013). Since the 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the 2011 Busan High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, the principles of effective development cooperation (EDC) have been at the core of the development work done by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO). “Meanwhile, in countries such as Togo, South Sudan, and Tunisia,” Reinicke added, “the participatory approach of the UHC Partnership has brought together all the stakeholders in both the monitoring and decision‐making of the development of specific policies.”. “That being said, we are responsive. Development policy. Build political momentum around a shared global vision of HSS for UHC and advocate for sufficient, appropriate and well-coordinated resource allocation to HSS. 8. Today IHP+ is known as the IHP for UHC 2030 (UHC2030). Working with social protection in countries in crisis, vulnerable to crises and countries impacted by crises presents many challenges. The study was commissioned by The European Commission, DEVCO A2, with the aim of analysing trends in the use of country systems by EU Member States (MS) and the European Commission in the decade from 2006 to 2017and formulating recommendations to increase of the use of partner countries’ systems in the delivery of development cooperation in support of activities managed by the public … a DEVCO partner country who actively maintains links with and is willing to contribute to the development of his/her country of heritage Proven experience in capacity development at national and international level, including facilitating trainings and distance learning Reside in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway or in DG DEVCO and the EEAS have in fact encouraged more partner countries to join the Initiative. Johannes Vanne Investment Professional johannes.vanne@devco.fi. Home; EU Team of Implementers; DEVCO; DEVCO-DEVCO Project 53 … Since 2012, the EU has contributed €51 million to the UHC Partnership, with €28 million allocated for its latest phase. Sari Baldauf Senior Advisor. “There is a wealth of research in health science and other areas, but putting this evidence to practical use requires another set of skills,” Ssengooba said, referring to the significant challenges in using evidence for decision- and policy-making processes – one of the key areas of capacity development addressed by the SPHIP. 1040 Brussels, Belgium. As of 16 January 2021, the DG International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) became DG International Partnerships (INTPA). Current projects funded by DEVCO: Cambodia: Voices of Gender Equality: Empowering women, LGBTQ persons, WHRDs and communities to demand justice and combat gender-based violence (2018-2022) Central African Republic: Conflict prevention and peace building (2019-2021) Ethiopia: RESET II - Increasing Resilience and Economic Opportunities in Drought Prone Areas of Bale Zone (2016-2020, … Strengthening national ownership and leadership is critical for achieving SDG 3.”, At the moment, Ssengooba and his team are also working on a book that looks back at the health policies implemented in Uganda over the years, to see which of them have worked and why, and which haven’t. DG International Partnerships formulates the European Union's development policy abroad. DG DEVCO plays a leading role in supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations and its Sustainable Development Goals This document is addressed to EU staff working at Headquarters and in Delegations, and to national partners and donors engaged in promoting reforms in the vocational education and training (VET) and skills development sector. SPEED aims to strengthen Makerere University’s capacity for conducting policy analysis and to build its role as an influential health policy advisor to the government and other partners in the country. “The UHC Partnership has been an increasing success over the past years, given that it is a challenging initiative,” Reinicke said. In 2015, DG DEVCO launched the Supporting Public Health Institutes Programme , a five-year, multi-country initiative that aims to strengthen public health schools and institutes in partner countries, supporting them in their function of evidence generation, brokering and … The first step in this process is a global mapping exercise of DG DEVCO partner countries. In 2015, DG DEVCO launched the Supporting Public Health Institutes Programme (SPHIP), a five-year, multi-country initiative that aims to strengthen public health schools and institutes in partner countries, supporting them in their function of evidence generation, brokering and dissemination for policy-making. Global Campaign Partners Mission And Disaster Reduction Profile DG DEVCO is in charge of development cooperation policy in a wider framework of international cooperation, adapting to the evolving needs of partner countries. Of the top 10 recipients of the DCI, eight are middle-income countries (MICs), two are lower-income countries (LICs). Bringing these principles into practice, IHP+ has also developed tools to guide sector dialogue and planning at country level,  including the Joint Assessment of a National Health Strategy (JANS) and the Joint Annual Health Sector Reviews (JAR). At the start of 2020, we mapped the first 50 countries with a team of regional experts. The grassroots level involvement, Reinicke said, has resulted in a set of crucial policy recommendations, and “has given considerable momentum to the organising committee and a voice to thousands of people in the country”. Additional partners in Uganda include the Economic Policy Research Centre, Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organisation and National Planning Authority. DevCo is an investment company founded by Otto Kukkonen, Teemu Alahuhta, and Lauri Stadigh, which supports medium-sized Nordic companies to grow. ICMPD Brussels Mission Statistics included in the map come from the UN and World Bank 2019 datasets. Check here our editorial guidelines and submit your idea! DevCo provides advisory services to governments in the poorer (DAC I and II) countries to help them structure transactions that facilitate private sector participation in infrastructure projects. in Partner Countries, commissioned by the Evaluation Unit of the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO). Additional support is provided by the Health Programme Managers based in EU Delegations who monitor the progress and help address any challenges. “This includes tackling diseases like malaria, which is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Uganda; the issues of reproductive health, particularly contraception; reducing population growth; and reducing the incidence of sexually-transmitted diseases.”. These translations are computer generated using the plug-in GTranslate and cannot be guaranteed for accuracy by EUDiF. DevCo Partners (investor). With a budget of €23 million, the programme runs eight projects in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. This website was created and maintained with the financial support of the European Union. On 12 December, DG DEVCO Deputy Director General, Marjeta Jager and Matthias Reinicke, are attending the high-level UHC Forum in Tokyo, joining hundreds of partners to monitor global progress towards achieving UHC and discuss multiple technical aspects related to future efforts to achieve UHC through multi-stakeholder action, and to learn from country experiences. DevCo in brief. The UHC Partnership is separate from, but complementary to the EU’s bilateral health cooperation in partner countries. “Essentially, WHO’s role is to provide technical and administrative assistance to governments in the definition of their health policies, strategies and plans,” said Reinicke. “The wealth of innovation and knowledge brokered through UHC2030 is unprecedented,” said Reinicke. We’ll also leave behind a set of stakeholders who share a common vision and understanding of what UHC is about.”. As of 16 January 2021, the DG International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) became DG International Partnerships (INTPA). “We’re doing this to provide the picture of what’s been happening in the last 10, 20 years, and so we can scale up the practices that actually work,” Ssengooba said. Since its inclusion in 2015 in the Sustainable Development Goals, however, UHC has gained unprecedented momentum, as countries around the world have begun defining their own paths towards achieving it by 2030. Supporting Public Health Institutes Programme - SPHIP. The translation function is provided to assist you in reading the website in languages other than English. Luxembourg joined the Partnership in 2013 with a €10 million contribution, and Ireland joined in 2017, providing an additional €3.2 million. the Nuclear Regulatory Authorities of the Partner Country and their TSO’s, the European Union represented by EuropeAid (DevCo) and more generally the population of the beneficiary countries through the increase of the nuclear safety level. “This will help decision makers to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.”. “In particular the principle of ownership – letting the developing countries set their own strategies for poverty reduction, improve their institutions and tackle corruption.”. Partner Countries; Publication; Activities; Resources; Contact Info; en. DevCo focuses on individual investments into medium-sized companies, which have considerable growth potential. A second wave of research will add another 50 countries in autumn 2020 and the EUDiF team will regularly update the country information throughout the project. The objectives of the evaluation are: (a) to provide the relevant external cooperation services of the EU, Member States, the EU Parliament and the wider public with … EUDiF runs from June 2019 to December 2022. “By acting as a facilitator for health sector policy dialogue, WHO leads an effective and coordinated response of development partners around a country roadmap defined at the time when the country joins the UHC Partnership,” Reinicke said. Universal Health Coverage: Strengthening systems to provide health for all, No Health, or Inclusive Development, Without Mental Health, The Higher Education AIDs Programme in South Africa: A Real Force for Transformation, Call 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11. DCI recipients: When considering both geographic and thematic programs, countries in Asia receive the largest share of DCI funding (40% of total funding in 2018), followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (16%), developing countries (unspecified; 14%) and sub-Saharan Africa (13%). Through this process, the capacity of the health system to provide stewardship is also strengthened. “Through study visits and regular exchanges of experiences, public health institutes are adopting approaches, methodologies or curriculums used by other institutes, on various subjects.”. This map is for illustration purposes only. Development policy. Thank you for your submission. See details of service, Use this tool to search for EU social media channels, Publications Office of the European Union, instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser, How the EU supports partner countries in achieving Universal Health Coverage. According to Reinicke, the initiative also responds to countries’ demand with regard to the development, implementation and monitoring of national health financing strategies designed to progress towards the achievement of UHC. In certain cases national statistics are included in the fact sheets. “One of our partners has also already come up with the general priorities Uganda should address if it wants to achieve UHC by 2030,” Ssengooba said. We provide companies with full-time hands-on resources, strategic support, tailored ownership solutions and significant capital for growth ... DevCo Partners Oy.