Health Policy Manag.  2018 Sep;28(3):320-326. 10.4332/KJHPA.2018.28.3.320.

International Health Cooperation and Challenges for Official Development Assistance

• Nam EW

• KMID: 2422542
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2018.28.3.320

Abstract

As the United Nations announced Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the world changed its development goals from focusing on efficiency to equity. As a result, in the health sector, universal health coverage (UHC) has become one of the main issues. This paper reviews and discusses on future direction and issue of official development assistance program for developing countries. Korea International Cooperation Agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on Korea International Cooperation Agency's mid-term health strategy 2016-2020 developed on participation program with stakeholder including governments, civil society partner organizations, and educational institutions. The SDGs expands non-communicable diseases, UHC, and global health security from the existing Millenium Development Goals health sector. Progress toward UHC underpins the achievement of all other targets under SDG Goal 3. Progress in reducing health inequality across the life course is drawing on overall data and from specific target. In order to achieve SDG 3, a multi-disciplinary approach, convergence between IT and u-health of this development, is desirable.

Keyword

Sustainable Development Goals 3; Official development assistance; Korea; Korea International Cooperation Agency; Governance

MeSH Terms

Conservation of Natural Resources
Developing Countries
Global Health
International Cooperation
Korea
Socioeconomic Factors
United Nations