@article { author = {Yamey, Gavin and Fewer, Sara and Beyeler, Naomi}, title = {Achieving a “Grand Convergence” in Global Health by 2035: Rwanda Shows the Way; Comment on “Improving the World’s Health Through the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Perspectives From Rwanda”}, journal = {International Journal of Health Policy and Management}, volume = {4}, number = {11}, pages = {789-791}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Kerman University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2322-5939}, eissn = {2322-5939}, doi = {10.15171/ijhpm.2015.143}, abstract = {Global Health 2035, the report of The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health, laid out a bold, highly ambitious framework for making rapid progress in improving global public health outcomes. It showed that with the right health investments, the international community could achieve a “grand convergence” in global health—a reduction in avertable infectious, maternal, and child deaths down to universally low levels—within a generation. Rwanda’s success in rapidly reducing such deaths over the last 20 years shows that convergence is feasible. Binagwaho and Scott have argued that 5 lessons from this success are the importance of equity, quality health services, evidence-informed policy, intersectoral collaboration, and effective collaboration between countries and multilateral agencies. This article re-examines these lessons through the lens of the Global Health 2035 report to analyze how the experience in Rwanda might be generalized for other countries to making progress towards achieving a grand convergence.}, keywords = {Grand Convergence,Equity,Pro-poor Universal Health Coverage,Domestic Financing of Health,Population,Policy,and Implementation Research,Intersectoral Collaboration,Global Health,Aid Effectiveness}, url = {https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3070.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3070_b044cf8d7474a9e3b7cbbcdb5d7db237.pdf} }