Clive Lewis – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2015-10-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what groups of people will be prioritised by the new Health System Strengthening Framework.

Grant Shapps

DFID’s health systems strengthening framework will set out how the UK should support countries to build strong, resilient health systems in future, both through its own resources and through its partner organisations. This will help countries to make sustainable progress towards the global goal of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. A strong health system recognises the links between different health issues and provides integrated services to address them. Sustained financing is essential to good quality service provision and the framework will include support for greater domestic resource mobilisation and better public financial management. It will prioritise those who would otherwise be left behind, including the poorest, the most marginalised and those who are hardest to reach.