Abstract

Foreign Aid (FA) is considered a tool for promoting economic and human development. Considerable amounts of FA are directed to Health. The role of FA in development, as well as, in health, has been a subject of debate with inconclusive results on its impact. This study concentrates on FA in the Health Sector in Palestine, in the period following the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority in 1994. A qualitative research approach was used throughout the study to explore, describe and explain the roles, procedures and challenges of FA in the health sector. The research concluded that FA has a positive impact on the health sector outcomes in Palestine. FA contributed to the establishment of institutional structures and capacities within the health sector, as well as, in service provision. Nevertheless, the following challenges still need to be addressed in order to increase FA effectiveness: the Israeli occupation; the continuing influence of donors' agendas; the politicization of aid; the competition between different FA recipients; the low accountability of donors towards recipients; and the miscommunication and inadequate coordination between various actors.

Department

Public Policy & Administration Department

Degree Name

MA in Public Administration

Graduation Date

2-1-2018

Submission Date

September 2017

First Advisor

Shahjahan, Bhuiyan

Committee Member 1

Artan, Karini

Committee Member 2

Hamid, Ali

Extent

78 p.

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Rights

The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy.

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval

Approval has been obtained for this item

Comments

I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to my thesis advisor Dr. Shahjahan Bhuiyan, the Chair of the Department of Public Policy and Administration at The American University in Cairo, for his continuous support and trust throughout my Masters Degree journey and especially during the thesis writing. Likewise, I would like to acknowledge my debt to Dr. Artan Karini and Dr. Hamid Ali of the Department of Public Policy and Administration at the American University in Cairo, for their valuable comments as the readers of my thesis. I also would like to thank all the interviewees for accepting to spare some of their valuable time and for openly sharing their indispensable knowledge and experience with me for this thesis. Finally, I would like express my deep appreciation to my family: my parents, husband and children, for their support and encouragement throughout my years of study and thesis writing. This accomplishment would not have been possible without them.

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