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Cooperation, Integration, and Long-term Commitment: What Solomon Islanders and Development Workers Say About Health Sector Aid

Alexandra L. C. Martiniuk, MSc, PhD

George Institute for International Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, amartiniuk{at}george.org.au, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Heather C. Millar, BHScH, MIPH

George Institute for International Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

George Malefoasi, MBBS, MHA

Ministry of Health, Solomon Islands

Petra Vergeer, BSc, MA

Health Institutional Strengthening Project, JTA International for the Australian Agency for International Development, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Trevor Garland, AM

Consulate of the Solomon Islands, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Simon Knight

Rotary Club of Sydney Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Introduction The Solomon Islands is experiencing instability and insecurity and also a concomitant increase in aid. This article aims to address the need for theoretical coordination frameworks to be further informed by the actual experiences, requirements, and views of the recipients of aid. Methods Qualitative research techniques were used to better understand governmental and nongovernmental leaders' views of health sector aid in the Solomon Islands. Data were collected using previously published literature, government and nongovernmental documents, and in-person interviews. Results Two key themes emerged from the interviews: the need for coordination and integration of aid and the need for this integration to occur over the long-term. These themes are presented using quotations from key informants. Conclusion Themes and quotations arising from the analyses may assist in understanding theoretical frameworks for coordination, particularly in postconflict states. Future needs regarding mechanisms of collaboration in the Solomons are also discussed.

Key Words: aid • cooperation • donor • qualitative • Solomon Islands

This version was published on October 1, 2008

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol. 20, No. 4, 287-297 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1010539508322251
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