In September 2008, the Taskforce on Innovative International Financing for Health Systems was launched to help strengthen health systems in the 49 poorest countries in the world. In May 2009, this taskforce released its recommendations in which it identifies a menu of innovative financing mechanisms to complement traditional aid and bridge the financing gaps that compromise attainment of the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This session will explain and debate myriad mechanisms on the table.
