Resilient and sustainable health system (RSSH)

ABSTRACT The biggest health challenge of the 21st century, COVID-19, is making itself felt in every country around the world; and will continue to do so for some time. This article, the third in our series on the impact of the coronavirus on various spheres of life, looks at the ramifications of the pandemic for already fragile and under-resourced health systems in the developing world.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund has acted promptly to fight COVID-19, and this is commendable. But important questions remain on the source of the funds, the usefulness of previous investments in health systems, and how to uphold the Global Fund’s commitment to safeguarding human rights and gender equality.

ABSTRACT The German Agency for International Cooperation's GIZ BACKUP Health initiative and the Global Fund led a training session for three countries in March 2020, to strengthen their in-country capacity to leverage health sector investments to build resilient and sustainable systems for health. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of robust health systems.

ABSTRACT Viviana Mangiaterra became the Global Fund’s Head of Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health in 2014, hired to design the Fund’s approach to health system strengthening. Soon to leave the Global Fund for an academic position, Ms. Mangiaterra spoke to the Observateur du Fonds Mondial about her five years at the Fund in this critical role.

ABSTRACT The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the Global Fund structures, policies and processes for the management of investments in Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health, and the monitoring framework for these investments, need significant improvement; however, the risk mitigation measures for RSSH activities are partially effective, according to the OIG’s ratings.