Contribution of the Japan International Cooperation Agency health-related projects to health system strengthening

Conclusions: Our study confirmed that JICA projects met the goals of bilateral cooperation by developing workforce capacity and governance. Nevertheless, our findings suggest that JICA assistance could be used to support financial aspects of healthcare systems, which is an area of increasing concern. We also showed that the analytical matrix methodology is an effective means of examining the component of health system strengthening to which the activity and output of a project contributes. This may help policy makers and practitioners focus future projects on priority areas.
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Source Type: research