The Government of Japan established the Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) Fund 30 years ago in partnership with the World Bank Group to boost poor countries’ capacity to tackle development challenges. PHRD has been the first source of concessional finance for countries affected by natural disasters, pandemic diseases, and conflict, with a strong focus on global public goods. This pioneering donor fund remains at the cutting edge of development and continues to deliver impact today.
This seminar featured the programs related to University Health Coverage funded by the PHRD, introducing two projects in Vietnam, “Getting more efficiency/value-for-money in the health sector” and “Strengthening pandemic preparedness” as examples.
Program
Moderator
Feng Zhao
Practice Manager, Health, Nutrition, and Population Global Practice, World Bank
Speakers
Mariko Fukao
Operations Officer, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, World Bank
Caryn Bredenkamp
Senior Economist, World Bank
Anh Thuy Nguyen
Senior Operations Officer, World Bank
Presentation Material: PHRD UHC window: A catalyst to Strengthen UHC and Pandemic Preparedness (PDF)
Comments
Hideki Hashimoto
Professor, University of Tokyo
Mika Kunieda
Lecturer, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Closing Remarks
Dirk Reinermann
Director, Trust Funds and Partnership, World Bank Group
Yasuaki Yoneyama
Director, MBDs Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance
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