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Technical assistance

Civil society at the centre of HIV responses: lessons from the DFID Programme Management Office, India
B. James and G. Mortimore
HLSP, January 2009

Evaluation of links between North and South Healthcare Organisations
J. James, C. Minett, and Liz Ollie
DFID HRC, May 2008
This report contains the results of an independent evaluation into Global Health Partnerships as outlined in Lord Crisp’s report, Global Health Partnerships: The UK contribution to health in developing countries (March 2003). The report clearly documents that links can benefit partners both in developing countries and in the UK – but also recognises that there is considerable variation in the effectiveness of links. It provides valuable guidance and recommendations for best practice. This report demonstrates the value that strategic and well structured links can add to strengthening health services in developing countries. We look forward to supporting such partnerships through the activities described above.

Prospects for Eradication and Elimination of Malaria: a technical briefing for DFID
DFID HRC, J. Lines, C.J.M. Whitty and K. Hanson (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
December 2007
This briefing, concentrates on what is achievable with current tools and contemporary epidemiology in terms of Malaria eradication. New tools are likely to become available over time now that eradication is back on the agenda, backed by significant resources, but there are none which are likely to make global eradication possible currently near deployment.

An assessment of technical assistance provision to the Pakistan health sector
M. H. Hussein, Z. Ismail, and C. Minett
DFID HRC, June 2007
This report covers a range of issues concerned with the procurement and
management of technical assistance for the health sector in Pakistan. It considers how DFID can ensure that its investments in technical assistance continue to move towards a growing vision of a more aligned and market oriented approach to technical assistance, procured directly by partner countries through national systems, and nationally managed. It also sets out guiding principles for the design of models that shift the emphasis from the procurement, supply and management of technical assistance from the donor to the development partner.

Logical framework training for research partners supported by DFID’s Central Research Department
P. N. Dearden and B. Grose
DFID HRC, November 2006
The overall purpose of the one-day training is to provide research partners with a basic understanding of the logical framework approach and logframes so they are able to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses in their own logframes.