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# DENMARK

Comprehensive health project data are not routinely collected, so annual sector amounts are **rough** estimates. For comparability with other donors, water data is excluded from this review.

The estimated SM attribution of Denmark's contribution to WHO includes 30 percent for TDR (for instance, malaria research), 10 percent for immunization (tetanus), 50 percent for the essential drugs program, and 100 percent for research on human reproduction. The share of UNFPA and IPPF allocations for SM are 50 and 100 percent, respectively. Twenty-four percent of contributions to UNICEF are attributed to SM.

It is assumed tha' half of the NGOs supported by DANIDA work in the health sector and that half of these activities are of direct benefit to mo!hers.

**There** appears to be a net increase in DANIDA contributions to the health sector over the three-year period from 1986 to 1988, including biiateral, multilateral and NGO contributions (but excluding funds for water). There has been no measurable increase in bilateral health financing, but multilateral financing levels have increased.

Between 1988 and 1992 ODA is expected to increase from S890.8 million to S1.162 billion. Multilateral cooperation accounts .or about 40 percent of ODA.

Although estimated levels of support for Safe Motherhood show no marked increased since 1986, the direction of support is positive. Maternal health benefits from DANIDA's policies of support for primary health care, family planning, water supply, essential drugs, and other priority programs. DANIDA questions whether a new program emphasis is needed or whether Safe Motherhood issues should be addressed through better health sector program analysis at the country level. A staff member observed that reducing the causes of maternal mortality would require, in addition to family planning, strong support for facilities and transport to cope with the complications of pregnancy, particularly hemorrhage, infection and toxemia. The discussion highlighted the weakness in the recipient countries' ability to identify appropriate areas for external cooperation.

It is assumed that half of the NGOs supported by DANIDA work in the health sector and that half of these activities are of direct benefit to mothers.

There appears to be a net increase in DANIDA contributions to the health sector over the three-year period from 1986 to 1989, including bilateral, multilateral, and NGO contributions (but excluding funds for water). There has been no measurable increase in bilateral health financing, but multilateral financing levels have increased.

> ODA is **expected** to increase from 1988 to 1992 from S890.8 million to S1.162 billion. Multilateral cooperation accounts for about 40 percent of ODA.

Although estimated levels of support for Safe Motherhood show no marked increase since 1986, the direction of support is positive. Maternal health benefits from DANIDA's policies of support for primary health care, family planning, water supply, essential drugs, and other priority programs. A staff member observed that reducing the causes of maternal mortality would require, in addition to family planning, strong support for facilities and transport to cope with the complications of pregnancy, particularly hemorrhage, infection, and toxemia. The discussion highlighted the weakness in the recipient countries' ability to identify appropriate areas for external cooperation.