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Circle of money
As we continue this week’s celebration (or denunciation, depending upon your perspective) of the world’s efforts to fight poverty, improve health and make the world a better place, it’s worth paying attention to a little side issue that keeps popping up.
Money. Everyone says we need more, of course. And everyone is also talking about making these efforts more “efficient” or “strategic.”
On the health front, some say what we need is a new, comprehensive Global Health Fund — to consolidate all of the various funding mechanisms that are now focused on single diseases or other health problems.
I think that’s just fantastic, as in a fantasy, and maybe even harmful. Continue reading