This means that DFAT Health diplomacy and investments Aid Policy Tests Considerations/criteria will…. Pursuing prioritise low and lower Are public health issues, antimicrobial • • national interest countries in the resistance in the region and future epidemics a and extending Pacific region potential threat to interests? Australia’s Australia’s reflect broader Can Australia be a significant and valuable • Australia’s • influence strategic and political priorities health player in the region? and comparative advantage (e.g. Does the investment benefit priority • DFAT’s geographic proximity and priority countries in the Indo-Pacific region? Does it relationships) benefit countries in Southeast Asia and the promote regional security, Pacific in particular? • stability and prosperity through Is health a priority sector in the relevant DFAT • addressing health related country and regional Aid Investment Plans? development and economic risks Does the investment prevent or mitigate a • public health threat to Australia, to the region, and and globally? Does the investment prevent health-related • instability in the region and thereby contribute to economic and human development? Does the investment promote a regional • solution to cross-border disease threats, such as antimicrobial resistance in the region?
Aid Policy Tests This means that DFAT Health diplomacy and investments will…. Considerations/criteria Pursuing national interest and extending Australia’s influence • prioritise low and lower countries in the Pacific region • reflect Australia’s broader strategic and political priorities and comparative advantage (e.g. geographic proximity and priority relationships) • promote regional security, stability and prosperity through addressing health related development and economic risks • Are public health issues, antimicrobial resistance in the region and future epidemics a potential threat to Australia’s interests? • Can Australia be a significant and valuable health player in the region? • Does the investment benefit DFAT’s priority countries in the Indo-Pacific region? Does it benefit countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific in particular? • Is health a priority sector in the relevant DFAT country and regional Aid Investment Plans? • Does the investment prevent or mitigate a public health threat to Australia, to the region, and and globally? • Does the investment prevent health-related instability in the region and thereby contribute to economic and human development? • Does the investment promote a regional solution to cross-border disease threats, such as antimicrobial resistance in the region?
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