Good practices on Gender Equality in Social Protection Programming

The aim of this Development Economics Brief is to take a closer look at remittances, with a focus on inflow of remittances to Sida partner countries. It introduces key concepts, overall trends, explores links to poverty reduction, presents and analyses data from relevant geographical contexts, and finally concludes on some of the main challenges, possible ways forward and the potential role of development cooperation. This can inform Sida’s and other development organsiations work with remittances, as one of the most important, and perhaps less explored, financial flows for poverty reduction.

Health is one of the seven priorities for the Swedish Government and Sida, where sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and health system strengthening (HSS) are priorities. Investments in health are critical to achieving the ustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to fulfilling the global commitments of Agenda 2030. The world’s global health has improved tremendously in the last century, but progress has stagnated and even regressed in recent years. Armed conflicts and climate change are important factors for these setbacks. Inequalities between women and men are linked to many challenges within global health, such as SRHR, but inequities between and within countries are also pushing progress further away from the SDGs. In 2025, Sida disbursed approximately SEK 1.9 billion on health, including SRHR, which represents almost 8.4 per cent of Sida’s total development support. This calculation does not include research around health, nor humanitarian support.