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September 15, 2010

Shah: 'We want real outcomes in health'

Part two of the 8-part series In the Driver’s Seat: A Series on Country Ownership of Health Programs.  Dr. Rajiv Shah was sworn in as the 16th Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on December 31, 2009. He spoke with John Donnelly earlier this month.

Q: What does country ownership mean?

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September 16, 2010

Ethiopia’s Tedros: No ownership, no scale

Part three of the 8-part series In the Driver’s Seat: A Series on Country Ownership of Health Programs. Ethiopian Health Minister Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has worked in his country’s Health Ministry since 1986 and has led it since 2005.

Q: What has frustrated you about the lack of country ownership in the past?

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September 20, 2010

From Nepal: `We build step by step’

Part six of the 8-part series In the Driver’s Seat: A Series on Country Ownership of Health Programs. Dr. Sudha Sharma, Nepal’s Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Population and a gynecologist and public health specialist by training, spoke with John Donnelly in her office in Kathmandu earlier this month.

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MLI works with ministries of health to advance country ownership and leadership. This blog covers issues affecting the ministries and the people they serve.

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    It is always frustrating to see every scramble to suggest things are better in terms of health...

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    I totally agree with Dr. Omwasa. However he should also highlight the fact that governments need...

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