scottish government's international development policy- what does it mean for health in malawi?
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What does it mean for Health in Malawi?
Scottish Government’sInternational Development
Strategy
How did Health input into Strategy?• Consultation Responses• Consultation Events – Health particularly
well represented• Discussions in Government – 10 years of
programme management and sector engagement
SG ID Strategy: The Headlines• 4 Partner Countries: Malawi, Rwanda,
Zambia, Pakistan• Investing our IDF in 3 streams:
1. Development Assistance2. Capacity Strengthening3. Investment
• Policy Commitments: Historic & Contemporary Links, Scottish Expertise, SDGs, Beyond Aid Agenda.
What have we been good at?• Coming together as a Community of Practice Commitment to Networking Support • Harnessing Scottish Expertise Integration into Criteria • Realising the ‘Partnership Approach’ A guiding principle of project selection Projects using older links AND projects
forging new ones
Partnership Approach“It’s an approach that recognises that one of the legacies of Scotland’s history of global
exploration, trade, missionary work, and inward immigration, is a ready-made network of links to
developing countries, and in particular their health and education systems. By working
through these pre-existing links, we bring about development outcomes that achieve significant
impact with a modest amount of money.”
Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
SMP AGM, 3rd Oct 2015
Partnership Approach
Network of links to Malawi Skills Sharing based Initiatives
* Health, particularly medical education projects, particularly suited to this model of engagement
The College of MedicinePartnership Approach
The College of MedicinePartnership Approach
University of Edinburgh4 projects (2006-16)
University of St Andrews3 projects (2007-15)
Development of MBBS (Medical Undergraduate Curriculum)
Creation of M.Med Psychiatry Career progression of Principal
Scholarship Scheme to train Malawi’s first ever cohort of clinical
psychiatrists
SG Input into Principal’s Long-Term Vision for
College
What could we be better at?• Being Programmatic 3 funding streams will help SG to be more
directive
• Contribution to the Beyond Aid Agenda Integration into Criteria
• Maternal Health• Sexual Health • Cancer Treatment• Meningitis • Community-
based health improvement
• University Curriculum
• Obstetrics• Clinical Officer
Training
Next Steps…• Increased £10M IDF from April• New £1M HAF from April 2017• Small Grants 2017+ to be announced end
Feb/early March• Rwanda and Zambia funding rounds to
open first half of 2017• Malawi funding round to open second half
of 2017