Country platforms, technical assistance, and

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Country platforms, technical assistance, and quality assurance (GFF/IG2/6) SECOND INVESTORS GROUP, St Albans, United Kingdom, 17-18 February 2016 Background papers on technical assistance (TA) and quality assurance (QA) circulated to Investors Group (IG) prior to first meeting (September 2015) and presented at meeting Feedback from IG: TA and QA should be approached in a bottom-up, country-focused manner November learning workshop in Kenya should be used as an opportunity to identify promising country experiences Issues should be addressed holistically (including country platform) For QA, initial emphasis should be on defining what is meant by “quality” in an Investment Case Country platform paper not discussed at first IG but presented and discussed in Kenya 2 Introduction Background on country platform Country platform is at the heart of the GFF approach: multi-stakeholder process that builds on IHP+ approaches, led by government Key elements defined in the Business Plan: No prescription about the form of the country platform Supportive of building on existing structures rather than creating new Four functions: Development of Investment Cases and health financing strategies Mobilization of resources, including determination of which elements of the Investment Case each financier supports Coordination of technical assistance, in both the development and implementation of Investment Cases and health financing strategies Coordination of monitoring and evaluation Minimum standards on inclusiveness and transparency 3 Process for identifying experiences: Information gathered primarily from the Kenya workshop: >100 participants from government, civil society, private sector, and development partners in 9 countries Additional input from one-day meeting of civil society from 13 countries (in Kenya, immediately prior to workshop) Key lessons from RMNCH Trust Fund also incorporated as appropriate Structure: Countries are generally building on existing structures: In some cases, current mechanism fully meets needs so is being used In other countries, existing structures are the starting point but modifications are being made (e.g., to ensure inclusiveness) Different approaches to the need for different stakeholders on Investment Case vs. health financing strategy: Some countries are using separate structures for the two Others have one overarching body with technical subcommittees 4 Initial experiences with country platforms (1/4) Initial experiences with country platforms (2/4) Functions: Many country platforms use existing structures with a range of responsibilities, but within the GFF context, the focus in most countries has primarily been on development of Investment Cases and health financing strategies Limited experience to date with implementation, M&E Key successes: In a number of