Health Alliance International

Macroeconomic Literacy Training Resources

Since 2008, we have worked to improve our own understanding of macroeconomic policies and how they affect the health of the poor, and to share our understanding with others advocating for better health.

We hosted a training in June 2008 to explain macroeconomic policy basics and how global health advocates can take action. Featuring experts Rick Rowden, Brook Baker and James Heintz, the training provided a basic understanding of the effect of International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies on health and social sector budgets in low-income countries.

The resources from this training are available for download here. For additional information or to join our listserv on macroeconomic policy news, email us.

PowerPoint Presentations (in PDF format)

The Long Road to Adequate and Sustained Donor Financing in Health (Brook Baker, 249K)

How the IMF Restricts Health/Education Sector Spending (Brook Baker, 168K)

Macroeconomic Alternatives and Financing of Public Services (James Heintz, 142K)

IMF Policies and Their Impacts on Health Financing (Rick Rowden, 146K)

Documents

Financial Services Letter to IMF (69K)

International Poverty Centre Research Brief: Pro-Growth Alternatives for Monetary and Financial Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa (173K)

Literature Review: At what rate does inflation begin to hurt an economy's long-term economic growth rates? (18K)

Letter: Over 120 International NGOs Call On IMF to Change Unnecessarily-Restrictive Fiscal and Monetary Policies to Enable Significant Increases in Public Spending on HIV/AIDS, Health and Education (60K)

The IMF Project: A Multi-Country Education & Advocacy Project (379K)

US NGOs Call on Congress to Require Changes in IMF Policies Before Any Gold Sales (28K)