{"id":13085,"date":"2026-05-20T20:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/?page_id=13085"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:09:29","slug":"health-financing-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/health-financing-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Financing New"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13085\" class=\"elementor elementor-13085\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e772b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e772b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-105791f\" data-id=\"105791f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918dab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-subhero\" data-id=\"918dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-subhero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"subhero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Programme Approach<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Health Financing<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"rule\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">Shifting health systems from donor dependence toward domestic budgets and African-owned financing frameworks that hold past the donor cycle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab3ea5f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab3ea5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-967790d\" data-id=\"967790d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3747369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-two-col\" data-id=\"3747369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-two-col.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"background: var(--sand);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">The approach<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal in\"><h2>Domestic revenue. African ownership.<\/h2><p>Africa's health systems are structurally exposed \u2014 aid flows cover gaps that domestic budgets have not been designed to close. When donors shift priorities, service delivery collapses. We work on the financing architecture itself: compacts with measurable targets, knowledge tools, and domestication of budget commitments governments have already made.<\/p><p>This approach is relevant to gender-responsive health services, immunisation and primary care equity, and to fiscal sustainability arguments in the socio-economic pillar.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923d258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-stat-row\" data-id=\"923d258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-stat-row.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"background: var(--sand)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-row reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-num\">15%<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-label\">Abuja Declaration target \u2014 domestic health budget as share of total government expenditure<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-num\">55<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-label\">African Union member states covered by the Health Financing Exemplars Database<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-num\">Multi-country<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-label\">Financing compacts with enforceable domestic budget targets and reporting periods<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ea4e4c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ea4e4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef09c4e\" data-id=\"ef09c4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4774e elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-stage-list\" data-id=\"eb4774e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-stage-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">How it works<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Three instruments.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compacts set targets, the database maps what works, and domestication converts commitments into appropriations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal stage-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">01<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Multi-Country Financing Compacts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Structured agreements between groups of governments with specific domestic health budget targets, reporting schedules, and peer accountability mechanisms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Measurable domestic budget commitments with defined review periods<\/li><li>Peer accountability across signatory countries \u2014 not donor-to-recipient reporting<\/li><li>Technical support for countries to model revenue headroom and financing options<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">02<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Health Financing Exemplars Database<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A country-level knowledge tool mapping which financing instruments have produced domestic budget gains \u2014 disaggregated by country income band, health system type, and instrument category.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Searchable by country, instrument, and health system characteristic<\/li><li>Evidence base for national financing proposals and parliamentary arguments<\/li><li>Updated after each major AU health financing review cycle<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">03<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stage-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Budget Commitment Domestication<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Converting signed continental commitments into line-item budget appropriations through ministry of finance and parliamentary budget committee engagement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Abuja Declaration 15% target: country-by-country gap analysis and domestication tracking<\/li><li>Addis Ababa Immunisation Agenda: costing support and appropriation scheduling<\/li><li>Budget literacy workshops for parliamentary health and finance committees<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19382e2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19382e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1b057a\" data-id=\"f1b057a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fc252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-pillar-application\" data-id=\"85fc252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-pillar-application.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"background: var(--sand);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Pillar application<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Applied across all three pillars.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tools and institutions differ by pillar \u2014 the logic of working inside legislative moments is constant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pillar-application reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-card ge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"app-pillar\">Gender Equality<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Gender-responsive health budgets<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ensuring domestic health allocations explicitly fund reproductive health services and maternal care \u2014 not only headline budget totals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-card he\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"app-pillar\">Health Equity<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Domestic immunisation and primary care funding<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Replacing donor-funded immunisation programmes with domestically financed equivalents, using the Addis Ababa Agenda as the accountability reference.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-card se\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"app-pillar\">Socio-Economic Justice<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Fiscal sustainability arguments<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Connecting health financing reform to broader domestic resource mobilisation arguments in the socio-economic pillar \u2014 taxation, domestic bond markets, and public expenditure efficiency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59475b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59475b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-101862a\" data-id=\"101862a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cab1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-cta\" data-id=\"4cab1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"cta-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>See the full programme approach<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Health financing works alongside policy advocacy and active citizenry across all three thematic pillars.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-maroon\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/programme-approach-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgramme Approach <span 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The approach Domestic revenue. African ownership. Africa&#8217;s health systems are structurally exposed \u2014 aid flows cover gaps that domestic budgets have not been designed to close. 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