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5 Lessons from Partnership Experiences
Pages 41-46

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... LESSONS LEARNED Andrew Jones from the Tropical Health & Education Trust (THET) , Christophe Longuet from Fondation Mérieux, and Clarion Johnson from ExxonMobil shared lessons learned from developing and maintaining partnerships through their individual organizations.
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From page 42...
... Jones said, when starting a relationship with potential partners, get to know their motivations, talk to individuals, and learn how to work jointly for mutual benefit. Build Trust The panelists explained how they build trust with their local partners, as well as how they determine the trustworthiness of those with whom they partner.
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... Like Johnson, Jones noted that his organization also performs thorough due diligence on the partners with which it engages, all partners including those on the ground and corporate partners. Jones explained, "If I am going to enter into a meaningful partnership with you or with a corporate or another NGO (nongovernmental organization)
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From page 44...
... Jones noted that much of the current work in global health and international development is based on the principles set out in the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness in 2005. The Paris Declaration placed an emphasis on development interventions being led by developing countries.
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From page 45...
... To share the knowledge THET has learned from its successes and failures, the organization has developed a set of partnership principles.1 THE MACRO CONTEXT Based on workshop discussions and his experiences working in global health across sectors, Sturchio shared several lessons learned when considering the macro context in which partnerships are being developed. New Paradigm of Global Health Governance Referring to the context Rifat Atun set regarding the post–Bretton Woods Agreement environment, Sturchio commented that a new paradigm of global health governance is emerging in which all sectors will need to conduct business in a new way -- not just the private sector but also governments and NGOs.
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... Managing Complexity Within this context, Sturchio noted that currently there is already significant investment in health care in the developing world, from international donors, private-sector partners and domestic government resources. In many countries, more than half of health care services are delivered through the private sector.
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