PHA-Exchange> Re: report on PRSPs and health

[ellen.verheul at wemos.nl]

Dear all,

Wemos published a briefing paper 'Poverty Reduction 
Strategy Papers: what is at stake for health?', for civil society 
organisations and health policy makers. It provides background 
information on the potential impact of PRSPs on health and encourages 
debate on health issues that need attention in the development and 
implementation of PRSPs. 

PRSPs offer both challenges and pitfalls for health  improvement in low-
income countries. The strategies should be country-owned and 
developed with civil society participation, linking poverty reduction to 
structural and macro-economic policies. PRSPs are a condition for debt 
relief and soft loans from the World Bank and IMF. 

The paper can be downloaded at: 
http://www.wemos.nl/documents/%20paper.pdf



Season's greetings, 

Ellen Verheul

Wemos is a Dutch NGO lobbying and campaigning on health and 
development issues.