The COVID-19 pandemic, like the Ebola crisis six years earlier, has reiterated how crucial public financial management (PFM) systems are for effectively responding to health crises through i) mobilising funds from ex-ante and new sources of financing; ii) timely disbursement of said funds to new programmes, healthcare facilities, extra-budgetary funds, and vulnerable populations through social transfers; and iii) monitoring and audit of the use of these funds. The COVID-19 pandemic has also acted as something of a stress test for PFM systems and provides an opportunity to reflect on underlying challenges in PFM systems in African countries.
Year: 2021 Theme: COVID-19, Health PFM, Water Sanitation and Hygiene Language: English