Global Health: Analyzing Aid, Its Types, and Its Controversies

This report explores the complexities of global health aid, examining its various forms, including humanitarian assistance, bilateral aid, and multilateral aid. It delves into the debates surrounding the effectiveness of aid in low-income countries, discussing arguments for and against its provision, and the role of NGOs. The report also highlights the different types of aid, such as official direct assistance and remittances, and their specific purposes. Furthermore, it addresses the controversies surrounding aid, including concerns about dependency, corruption, and the efficiency of its use. The report also touches upon the US's contribution to international aid, its standing compared to other nations, and the general belief in the US regarding the role of NGOs in humanitarian efforts. Overall, the report provides a comprehensive overview of global health aid, its challenges, and its impact on recipient countries.

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Question One
Aids is a form of a donation to a country for the development of various projects that are
beneficial to the public. They are mainly used for economic development purposes. There are
many key arguments for the increased aid funding in low-income countries. One key argument is
that such nations are eventually making progress in terms of development such that the short
term, as well as targeted goals, are often attained (Dupuy, Ron & Prakash, 2016). A lot of the
NGOs are working with the intended purpose of promoting both the policy and social change
apart from the projects that are targeted. The other argument is to send more aids due to the
prevailing conditions in such nations. It is argued that such countries are likely to have the same
outcome if there is the provision of the same level of aid.
Another argument for the non-provision of aid in low-income nations is based on the
misuse of aid. Studies indicate that there are no particular models for execution that have been
designed for low-income countries (Page & Shimeles, 2015). Also, there is no appropriate
technology use. For example, such funding could be for primary healthcare systems for such
nations that do not have adequate infrastructure as well as any essential prevention efforts such
as sanitation.
Question Two
Debates on this issue should look like is that they should be of various forms such as
remittances, official direct assistance, international and humanitarian, among others. Each of the
mentioned aid has their purpose in low-income nations.

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References
Dupuy, K., Ron, J., & Prakash, A. (2016). Hands off my regime! Governments’ restrictions on
foreign aid to non-governmental organizations in poor and middle-income countries. World
Development, 84, 299-311.
Page, J., & Shimeles, A. (2015). Aid, employment and poverty reduction in Africa. African
Development Review, 27(S1), 17-30.