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The advent of the new millennium has witnessed the embracing of a different perspective on global health aid. New and innovative mechanisms in health-aid financing are leading to new opportunities, focused on greater innovation, risk taking and speed. However, these opportunities might not fully materialize if the traditional approaches of channeling and using funds are followed. To maximize global aid effectiveness and to have a realistic chance of achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the implementation of a holistic approach to the global architecture of health aid will be essential.
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The author would like to acknowledge fruitful discussions with R. Klausner (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and R. Manning (OECD/DAC). Andy Crump and Renia Coghlan helped in the preparation of the manuscript.
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Development Assistance Committee
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Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
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Macroeconomic and Health Commission
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Godal, T. Do we have the architecture for health aid right? Increasing global aid effectiveness. Nat Rev Microbiol 3, 899–903 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1269
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