Where's the money for global health?

A critical element of health care is the resourcing.

Who pays? And where does the money come from? How can health facilities consistently and permanently fund their operations, especially those working on highly stigmatized issues such as delivering sexual and reproductive health? How can quality services be maintained, given the whims of donors around global health funding?

In this webinar, we explore these issues and more by presenting the work of Likhaan Center for Women’s Health, based in Metro Manila and Eastern Samar, the Philippines. Likhaan and Inter Pares are implementing the Global Affairs Canada-funded project, Sustainable and Transformative Action to Realize SRHR. Sustainable health financing is a major pillar of this initiative.

Inter Pares has supported Likhaan since their founding in 1995.

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This webinar was recorded on January 21, 2026 and features Alfredo Melgar (Likhaan Center for Women's Health, the Philippines) and Ronith Susi (Likhaan Center for Women's Health, the Philippines) and is moderated by David Bruer (Inter Pares).

About the speakers

Alfredo Melgar 
Likhaan Center for Women’s Health, Philippines

Alfredo Melgar has worked with Likhaan for the past 20 years in various senior management roles, including co-developing and writing several successful grant proposals. Alfredo wrote the draft policy on standalone Family Planning clinics, which was later finalized as the Filipino Department of Health’s 2017 Administrative Order on Family Planning clinics' certification and access to government-funded contraceptives and PhilHealth reimbursements. Since 2016, Alfredo has led Likhaan’s PhilHealth income-based strategy. He is currently the lead of Likhaan’s InfoTech / Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning Unit. 

Ronith Susi
Likhaan Center for Women’s Health, Philippines

Ronith is the lead of Likhaan’s Finance Unit. In this role, she provides strategic financial leadership, manages the organization’s income and expenditures, coordinates multiple donation streams and guides the organization towards long-term sustainability. Ronith also oversees Likhaan’s sustainable health financing through monitoring and analyzing PhilHealth income and developing internal controls.

Moderated by:

David Bruer
Inter Pares

David is program manager at Inter Pares, where he supports counterparts in Bangladesh, India and the Philippines to promote food sovereignty and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Inter Pares acknowledges Global Affairs Canada for its financial support of this program.