Health chap 12

• Different types of aid

  • emergency/ humanitarian aid
  • bilateral aid
  • multilateral aid
  • non government aid
• what is aid


  assistance given to countries or communities in the event of a crisis or for the development of long term sustainable improvements.
• Emergency aid

  • food and water
  • medicine
  • shelter/clothing
  • health workers
  • short term relief following natural disasters and conflict
• bilateral aid

  • aid given from one government to another
  • aims to bring about long term sustainable development
  • infrastructure projects
  • education programs
  • health service development
  • immunisation programs
• multilateral aid

  • aid given from governments to international organisations (UN, world bank, WHO)
  • address global issues and achieve equity in human development areas like
  • climate change
  • disease control
  • economic programs
  • education/health
• strength and limitation of emergency

  • rapid response, saves lives, improves short term wellbeing
  • doesnt address underlying issues, can create dependency
• strength and limitation of bilateral

  • builds relationships between countries, addresses long term issues, decreases reliance
  • corrupt recipient countries, often focused on urban areas only
• strength and limitation of multilateral

  • global network, less influence of donor wants/ politics
  • high administrative costs, government has no say in decisions
• Multilateral aid ex

  • World health organisation
  • the world bank
  • world food programme
  • United nations
• Australias aid program

  • run by the department of foreign affairs
• Features of australias aid program

  • the aim of the program is to promote australias national interests by contributing to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction
  • the program is focused on two development outcomes: supporting private sector development, strengthening human development
• Priority of australias aid program

  • infrastructure, trade facilitation, and international competitiveness
  • gender equality and empowering women and girls
  • agriculture, fisheries and water
  • education and health
• Partnerships of australias aid program

  • whole of government: DFAT with other departments like australian federal police
  • private: private sectors that provide aid like banks
  • bilateral: partnerships with 75 recipient countries
  • multilateral: 1/3 of australias aid budget, world bank, un
  • NGOs: world vision, oxfam
• NGOs ex

  • Oxfam
  • World vision
  • Australian Red Cross
• emergency aid 


  rapid assistance given to people or countries in

  immediate distress to relieve suffering during and after emergencies such as wars and natural disasters
• Bilateral aid


  Aid provided by the government of one country

  to the government of another country
• multilateral aid

  Aid provided through an International organisation

  such as the World Bank, UN or WHO Organisations

  combine donations from many countries and

  use the funds to support countries in need.
• non government aid

  NGOs take different

  approaches to aid, which can include specific projects or programs, emergency aid,

  volunteering, education and development.