Opportunities and challenges of trilateral South‒South cooperation for transforming development assistance for health: evidence from a DRC-UNICEF-China maternal, newborn, and child health project.

Background: Trilateral South‒South cooperation is envisioned as an equal and empowering partnership model but still faces certain challenges. This study addresses whether and how trilateral South‒South cooperation can transform traditional development assistance for health (DAH) and explores the opportunities and challenges of trilateral South‒South cooperation for transforming future DAH, in the theme of "the emerging development partner's DAH transformation facilitated by a multilateral organization".

Methods: We evaluate a maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) project involving the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and China (hereinafter referred to as the "DRC-UNICEF-China project").

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Introduction: For three decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has faced recurrent wars. These have caused a significant burden of morbidity and mortality. In this context, the Katana Health Zone experienced several events that could have hampered the functioning of its health centers, which nevertheless continued to operate.