This function includes the use of evidence to plan and budget, standardization of service provider payment methods, and the support of Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) schemes.
And it must also have the active support of all sectors and levels of society - families and communities, governments and funding agencies, service providers of all sectors, the media, the private sector, civil society - and girls themselves.
"With no cure for polio, we are calling for the full support of all sectors of society to ensure that every child under six years of age receives the polio vaccine … until the country is polio-free again".
That achievement, he said, "required mobilizing the support of various sectors in repairing damaged classrooms, establishing temporary schools, distribution of learning material, and re-deploying teachers, among many other factors".
"With the support of all sectors," she added, "including local government, mass media, faith-based organizations and civil society, there is a very real possibility that Tanzania will successfully address sexual, physical and emotional violence against its children".
In its last years in office, Labour adopted a more interventionist approach to industrial policy, involving financial support for sectors of business seen as having growth potential.
In a recent article, David Edgar considered the pitfalls of the Arts Council's prioritisation of street arts and circus, with the implied suggestion that support of this sector was at the expense of new writing.
In Blind Optimism, a report released today, Oxfam takes a look at the evidence, debunking six of the most common arguments made in support of private sector health services.
"A common view expressed during consultations with stakeholders in the preparation of this communication is that the EU's political weight represents a comparative advantage that it should harness more fully in support of private sector development objectives," it said.
Unsurprisingly, the new Javits project also has the support of private-sector interests who would benefit from it yet risk nothing: the construction industry, the bankers who would underwrite the financing, and the hospitality industry.
