What About Rural Health?™

How can countries move beyond donor dependency to build sustainable health systems that actually serve rural communities? In this episode of What About Rural Health, host Chinasa sits down with Sarah Fox, a global health financing expert with over 20 years of experience in reproductive health and family planning programs across low- and middle-income countries.

Together, they unpack:
Why project-based funding keeps countries in a dependency mode
The difference between "innovative projects" and true health system innovation
How decentralisation, public financial management, and data transparency can strengthen primary healthcare
Real-world examples from Kenya, Nigeria, and Madagascar on operationalising national health policies
The critical role of community participation in health financing decisions
Practical models like Nigeria's sector-wide approach and UNFPA's matching fund initiative

If you care about universal health coverage, rural health equity, or sustainable development, this conversation is for you. 

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