regional financing for malaria task force (rfmtf) 12 may 2014 hong kong, china framing &...
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Regional Financing for Malaria Task Force (RFMTF)12 May 2014 Hong Kong, China
Framing & Coordinating a Regional ResponseRamesh Subramaniam, Asian Development Bank
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Outline
1. The Overall Challenge
2. Challenges in Leveraging National & Regional Responses
3. Steps in Framing a Response
4. Steps in Leveraging RCI
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1. The Overall Financing Challenge
• Leveraging $280 million in public
spending to $1.6 billion per year
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2. Challenges in Leveraging National and Regional Responses
• Small fiscal space competing for multiple
priorities• Constraints in co-opting private sector• Traditional RPG constraints• Infrastructure dominance in RCI programs
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3. Steps in Framing a Case
a. Making a robust investment case
b. Drive it as an:• Inclusive growth, productivity and regional
competitiveness challenge for UMICs and MMICs
• Growth and social protection challenge for LMICs and poorer countries
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3. Steps in Framing a Case (cont..)
c. Identify high-impact industries (2 or 3 digit) and demonstrate economic impact
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4. Leveraging RCI
a. Including health as a priority in sub-regional programs:• National health as RPG• Regional agreement for national
scaling up• SPS norms• Sub-regional trade and tourism links• Regional business associations (e.g.
MBI)7
4. Leveraging RCI (cont…)
b. Designing and implementing:
• A regional malaria/CD program (parallel: CDC; Regional sand strom; ABMI)
• Harmonizing programmatic and results-based interventions at national levels
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4. Leveraging RCI (cont…)
c. Scale up the Trust Fund into a Leveraged Fund:• Make a robust case for equity capital
from public and private sector• Leverage through co-financed projects
with ADB• Use re-flows for future human capital
interventions
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THANK YOU!
Regional Financing for Malaria Task Force (RFMTF)12 May 2014 Hong Kong, China
Framing & Coordinating a Regional Response
Ramesh Subramaniam ([email protected])Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia DepartmentAsian Development Bank
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