Asked by: Lord Crisp (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
Her Majesty's Government whether health alliances, such as the Uganda UK Health Alliance and the Zambia UK Health Workforce Alliance, will be covered by any new Health Partnership Scheme.
Answered by Lord Bates
We recognise the contribution of these two alliances to health partnerships. Eligibility and selection criteria will be considered as part of the design of any future support for health partnerships.
Asked by: Lord Crisp (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to replace the Department for International Development's Health Partnership Scheme; and if so, when the new scheme will start.
Answered by Lord Bates
DFID is considering plans for future support to health partnerships. Any potential new investment would need to be approved by Ministers.
Asked by: Lord Crisp (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the success of the Department for International Development's Health Partnership Scheme.
Answered by Lord Bates
The 2016 independent evaluation of the Health Partnership Scheme provided robust evidence that the Scheme contributed to strengthening partnerships; that its projects have strengthened developing country health worker skills and knowledge; and that the approach represents good value for money. The evaluation also finds that the Scheme benefits UK volunteers, who gain new skills and experience which they can take back into the UK health system.
Asked by: Lord Crisp (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the continuation of existing health partnerships during the period before the commencement of any new Health Partnership Scheme.
Answered by Lord Bates
DFID is currently implementing an extension to the existing Health Partnership Scheme. This will allow partnerships to continue while plans for future support are being explored.
Asked by: Lord Crisp (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the work of Health Information for All.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
DFID research and evidence programmes, in particular, invest in outputs that increase knowledge about health and health care provision and one of the programmes (TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases) is a member of Health Information for All.
Asked by: Lord Crisp (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to increase access to information about health and health care for both members of the public and health workers globally.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The UK government is working with many global partners to increase access to information about health and about health care. A number of our partners are service providers who work directly with patients, providing information as well as services; others are engaged in social marketing and improve understanding about health prevention, protection and care seeking. We also invest in global partnerships, such as the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and the STOP TB Partnership whose members include patient organisations that seek to increase access to information.