PAI Feedback on draft Operational Framework for the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health
PAI provides its feedback and specific recommendations to strengthen the Operational Framework draft put forth by Every Woman Every Child. PAI is concerned that the current draft: (1) Could provide clearer guidance to countries around reproductive health aspects of the Global Strategy; (2) Relies too heavily on the troubled Country Platform and Investment Case model […]
Type: Resources
Category: Adolescent Health, Health Financing, Maternal and Child Health
Global Financing Facility Learning Meeting- Civil Society Pre-Meeting
The Global Financing Facility Learning Meeting- Civil Society Pre-Meeting brought together 45 civil society representatives from 13 countries. Participants came together to learn about the GFF and key GFF processes, share their experiences and engagement with the GFF to-date, and discuss recommendations for strengthening civil society involvement in the GFF processes and country platforms. This […]
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society
Summary of the one-day PRE-CSO Meeting on Global Financing Facility
This document gives a brief overview of the Pre-CSO Meeting on the GFF in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 16-18th, 2015. It states outcomes of the meeting, lessons learned, and next steps to further CSO engagement to achieve the best results.
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society
Letter GFF accountability CSO participation 2015
This letter addresses the previous World Bank President and GFF Investors Group, and voices concerns about the GFF’s commitment to ensure rights-based and impactful investments in sexual and reproductive health in the country implementation plans and subsequent service delivery. It specifically mentions CSO involvement, particularly at the country level, and the mechanisms in place to […]
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society, Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights
Process of selecting second wave countries
These slides give a brief insight into the process of selecting second wave GFF Countries as well as the countries that were being considered in 2015.
Type: Resources
Category: Uncategorized
Accountability and Advocacy Require a United Front: the Case of the AMHiN Coalition in Nigeria
This document highlights how the creation of the Accountability for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Nigeria (AMNHiN), a CSO Coalition, has strengthened accountability for maternal, newborn, and child health in Nigeria in very practical ways, and has influenced the health priorities of the President’s Transition Committee in the wake of the March 2015 elections. […]
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society, Maternal and Child Health
An Inclusive Accountability Forum Uses Evidence to Influence Progress in Jigawa, Nigeria
This case study describes how the Nigeria country team of MamaYe!, an organization focused on maternal and newborn health, facilitated the creation of a state-level evidence-based accountability mechanism in Jigawa state: the Jigawa state Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Accountability Forum (JiMAF).This brought together many stakeholders, including CSO networks, the media, the private sector, and […]
Type: Resources
Category: Civil Society, Maternal and Child Health, Private Sector
Health Sector Transformation Plan: Ethiopia
In the past two decades, the Government of Ethiopia has invested heavily in health system strengthening guided by its pro-poor policies and strategies resulting in significant gains in improving the health status of Ethiopians. Though good trends are observed, the country is still facing a triple burden of diseases consisting of communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases […]
Type: Resources
Category: Abortion, Adolescent Health, Family Planning & Contraception, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights
Raising the Bar: Recommendations to Strengthen the GFF Minimum Standards for Country Platforms to Enhance Participation, Transparency, and Accountability
It is imperative that the minimum standards for country platforms reflect the principles of the entities behind the GFF: The Every Woman Every Child initiative, led by the United Nations Secretary General’s office with involvement by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and the World Bank. This paper reviews the core documents that […]
Type: Resources
Category: Health Financing
Working with countries to provide Technical Assistance for the development and implementation of the RMNCAH Investment Cases in support of the Global Strategy: Options for Coordinated Approaches
Given the wide range of actors supporting efforts to improve women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, effective coordination of quality Technical Assistance (TA) at global, regional and country level to support operationalization of the Global Strategy, and the development, implementation and monitoring of RMNCAH investment cases and plans is essential. This paper will focus on the […]
Type: Resources
Category: Investment