Estimating the development assistance for health provided to faith-based organizations, 1990-2013

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dc.contributor.authorHaakenstad, Annieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Elizabethen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGraves, Caseyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOlivier, Jillen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDuff, Jeanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDieleman, Joseph Len_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-28T06:53:01Z
dc.date.available2015-12-28T06:53:01Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Faith-based organizations (FBOs) have been active in the health sector for decades. Recently, the role of FBOs in global health has been of increased interest. However, little is known about the magnitude and trends in development assistance for health (DAH) channeled through these organizations. Material and METHODS: Data were collected from the 21 most recent editions of the Report of Voluntary Agencies. These reports provide information on the revenue and expenditure of organizations. Project-level data were also collected and reviewed from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. More than 1,900 non-governmental organizations received funds from at least one of these three organizations. Background information on these organizations was examined by two independent reviewers to identify the amount of funding channeled through FBOs. RESULTS: In 2013, total spending by the FBOs identified in the VolAg amounted to US$1.53 billion. In 1990, FB0s spent 34.1% of total DAH provided by private voluntary organizations reported in the VolAg. In 2013, FBOs expended 31.0%. Funds provided by the Global Fund to FBOs have grown since 2002, amounting to $80.9 million in 2011, or 16.7% of the Global Fund's contributions to NGOs. In 2011, the Gates Foundation's contributions to FBOs amounted to $7.1 million, or 1.1% of the total provided to NGOs. CONCLUSION: Development assistance partners exhibit a range of preferences with respect to the amount of funds provided to FBOs. Overall, estimates show that FBOS have maintained a substantial and consistent share over time, in line with overall spending in global health on NGOs. These estimates provide the foundation for further research on the spending trends and effectiveness of FBOs in global health.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHaakenstad, A., Johnson, E., Graves, C., Olivier, J., Duff, J., & Dieleman, J. L. (2015). Estimating the development assistance for health provided to faith-based organizations, 1990-2013. <i>PLoS One</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16079en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHaakenstad, Annie, Elizabeth Johnson, Casey Graves, Jill Olivier, Jean Duff, and Joseph L Dieleman "Estimating the development assistance for health provided to faith-based organizations, 1990-2013." <i>PLoS One</i> (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16079en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHaakenstad, A., Johnson, E., Graves, C., Olivier, J., Duff, J., & Dieleman, J. L. (2015). Estimating the development assistance for health provided to faith-based organizations, 1990-2013. PloS one, 10(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128389en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Haakenstad, Annie AU - Johnson, Elizabeth AU - Graves, Casey AU - Olivier, Jill AU - Duff, Jean AU - Dieleman, Joseph L AB - BACKGROUND: Faith-based organizations (FBOs) have been active in the health sector for decades. Recently, the role of FBOs in global health has been of increased interest. However, little is known about the magnitude and trends in development assistance for health (DAH) channeled through these organizations. Material and METHODS: Data were collected from the 21 most recent editions of the Report of Voluntary Agencies. These reports provide information on the revenue and expenditure of organizations. Project-level data were also collected and reviewed from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. More than 1,900 non-governmental organizations received funds from at least one of these three organizations. Background information on these organizations was examined by two independent reviewers to identify the amount of funding channeled through FBOs. RESULTS: In 2013, total spending by the FBOs identified in the VolAg amounted to US$1.53 billion. In 1990, FB0s spent 34.1% of total DAH provided by private voluntary organizations reported in the VolAg. In 2013, FBOs expended 31.0%. Funds provided by the Global Fund to FBOs have grown since 2002, amounting to $80.9 million in 2011, or 16.7% of the Global Fund's contributions to NGOs. In 2011, the Gates Foundation's contributions to FBOs amounted to $7.1 million, or 1.1% of the total provided to NGOs. CONCLUSION: Development assistance partners exhibit a range of preferences with respect to the amount of funds provided to FBOs. Overall, estimates show that FBOS have maintained a substantial and consistent share over time, in line with overall spending in global health on NGOs. These estimates provide the foundation for further research on the spending trends and effectiveness of FBOs in global health. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0128389 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - PLoS One LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Estimating the development assistance for health provided to faith-based organizations, 1990-2013 TI - Estimating the development assistance for health provided to faith-based organizations, 1990-2013 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16079 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16079
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128389
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHaakenstad A, Johnson E, Graves C, Olivier J, Duff J, Dieleman JL. Estimating the development assistance for health provided to faith-based organizations, 1990-2013. PLoS One. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16079.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_ZA
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dc.sourcePLoS Oneen_ZA
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dc.subject.otherGlobal healthen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAIDSen_ZA
dc.subject.otherReligionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIVen_ZA
dc.subject.otherMalariaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTuberculosisen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth services researchen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAfricaen_ZA
dc.titleEstimating the development assistance for health provided to faith-based organizations, 1990-2013en_ZA
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