The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated weaknesses in the global health care system. Health care systems were underfunded and understaffed before COVID-19 emerged.The pandemic has worsened conditions. Significant investment is required to better prepare for infectious disease outbreaks and strengthen health systems worldwide.
USAID and other donors can play a key role in mobilizing finance and catalyzing private sector engagement for addressing infectious diseases and strengthening health systems. Donors can foster incentives for public and private sector actors to collaborate and accelerate investments to support infectious disease prevention, detection, and response.
Catalyzing private sector investment often requires blending the resources of donor funding, philanthropic capital, and private capital. No one source has the resources or the necessary incentives to fully address existing financing gaps.Well-structured financing allows impact-oriented donors and private sector players to deploy capital alongside each other and reach goals not otherwise achievable.
The five case studies presented provide examples of donor support for private sector action for health and demonstrate how this support led to additionality and human impact.
