Bridging the gap between global health NGOs and local governments

In a post on Global Health Hub, blogger and medical student Abraar Karan examines the roles of global health non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local government in the countries where they work with regard to development initiatives, writing, "While it is true that NGOs are responsible for a large portion of health care provision that would otherwise be unaddressed, due to the limited interactions between governmental and non-governmental parties, the NGO response must be financially self-sustaining, which it is not." Karan concludes, "Aside from their fragmented and isolated place in international health care systems ... NGOs must not only be incorporated into government health systems but also into university and research systems" (11/16).