While donations from OECD countries to
emergency and development aid rose during 1998, sums directed
towards basic needs continued to fall. Just US$ 578 million
(1.3 per cent of bilateral ODA) was committed to supporting
basic health in the world’s poorest nations.
Photo: Alvaro Hernandez/AP, Venezuela 1999.
For the first time since 1994, total official development
assistance from the world's richest nations has risen but
the share of spending on health dropped to 1991 levels.
This chapter tracks global aid trends and evaluates the
impact of these changes on the delivery of international
aid.
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