Donor Coordination and Health Aid Effectiveness in the Nigerian Health Sector

• Main Author: Uduji, Ifeoma Edna
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: ScholarWorks 2016
• Subjects: Coordination; Development Aid; Development Partners; Donors; Harmonization; Health and Medical Administration; Public Health Education and Promotion
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2510; https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3613&context=dissertations

Development partners and donors increasingly acknowledge the importance of coordinating their activities to achieve the outcome of the official development assistance to developing countries. Although stakeholders have recognized the importance of harmonizing donors and development partners' efforts in the Nigerian health sector, little research has addressed the influence of coordination on the health aid effectiveness. This qualitative case study determined the influence of coordination among the donors and development partners involved in the HIV/AIDS, malaria, and nutrition program on the outcome of these programs in Nigeria. Data were collected through interviews with 22 program officers participating in the health programs and through document review. The document reviewed were reports of coordination efforts, and outcome evaluation reports. Data were managed using NVivo, while coding and themes were adopted for data analysis. Findings revealed the partial coordination efforts in the health system development. Coordination efforts should be at both national and state level to ensure adequate implementation of the health program. Most participants reported a need for the government of the recipient country to strengthen their commitment and own coordination process for development partners to adhere to the guidelines of the coordination platforms. These results could have implications for positive change by identifying the bases to achieve sustainable effectiveness of health aid in Nigeria through development of Country Coordination Mechanism for all health programs to provide guideline of harmonizing activities of development partners.