The IDA Foundation's 50th Anniversary: A Milestone in Global Health The International Development Association (IDA) has reached an important milestone - its 50th anniversary - celebrating five decades of contribution to global health and development. Since its inception, IDA has played an important role in helping low-income countries improve access to health care, strengthen emergency preparedness, and navigate some of the world's most pressing health challenges. has paid 1. Access to Essential Medicines You have to wait 15 seconds. Generating Download Link... Download Now JavaScript needs to be enabled in order to be able to download. IDA's work is based on ensuring access to affordable, essential medicines in low-income countries. Through partnerships with governments and health care providers, IDA has helped bring critical medicines to communities facing diseases such as HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis. This effort has saved countless lives and improved the ...