This paper has highlighted some key findings as follows: from 1991 - June 2007, there are 258 projects/programs in the health sector with the total amount of 1.543,07 million USD, in which the Ministry of Health directly manages 137 projects with a total amount of 1.114.93 million USD, accounting for 72.4% of the total ODA for the health sector. The grant aid funding accounts for 57%, loan accounts for 25.6% and mix aid modality account for 17.6%. ODA from bilateral agencies is 43%, from international banks account for 37% and from UN agencies is 20%. Grant aid is declining while the loan is on the rise. As compared with the government budget, ODA accounts for 12.09% -27.78% of government budget in different periods. Priority was given to preventive medicine areas rather than treatment areas. (31.8% compared with 24.5%), in which ODA for HIV/AIDS control is 27.8% in the total amount of ODA for preventive medicine. Some important area has not received anything due to the attention of donors, such as environmental health, tropical diseases control, non communicable diseases. ODA allocation is also not adequate in terms of regional distribution. Disadvantage areas received less than other regions.
Official Development Assistance (ODA)