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Dancing with the state: the role of NGOs in health care and health policy

✍ Scribed by Christy Cannon Lorgen

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 180 KB
Volume: 10
Category: Article
ISSN: 0954-1748
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199805/06)10:3<323::aid-jid424>3.0.co;2-4

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✦ Synopsis

This paper evaluates the possible relationships between Northern NGOs and Southern governments in light of the growing involvement of NGOs in social services in Africa. It draws on the speci®c case of Oxfam-UK's support to health care in Uganda, Malawi and Zambia. I propose a model for understanding NGO policy concerning the NGO±state relationship. I emphasize the importance of context in shaping NGO policy and the in¯uence of other actors, particularly donors and Southern NGOs, on the Northern NGO±Southern government interface. In particular, the paper examines the possible consequences of NGO programming that is considered to be `gap-®lling', for the actual services provided, for the NGO, and for the host government. I will consider the strategic choices available as an NGO attempts to address these consequences.

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