countdown to 2015: tracking progress in child survival. dr francisco songane, director,
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Countdown to 2015: tracking progress in child survival.
Dr Francisco Songane, Director, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
14 December 2005, Senate House, London, UK
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The vision
The vision of the Partnership is to intensify and harmonize national, regional and global action to improve maternal, newborn and child health.
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What is The Partnership?
• New global health partnership
• With a focus on mothers and children
• Merger of 3 existing partnerships
• Launched in September 2005
• To support efforts toward achieving MDGs 4 and 5
"This is a major effort, and no one agency can do it alone. Commitment and partnership are essential.”
Ms. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA
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Who is The Partnership?
• Partner countries
• International organizations
• Non-governmental organizations
• Professional organizations
• Academic & research institutions
• Donors"We affirm our commitment and renew our resolve to work together for this noble cause of our sisters' and our children's life." Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Honourable Chairperson National Advisory Council
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What does The Partnership do?
The Partnership aims to intensify and harmonize national, regional, global action to improve MNCH by focusing on:
•Country Support
•Advocacy
•Effective Interventions
•Accountability "To accelerate progress, we need to integrate our efforts at the global, national and community level."
Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF
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What does The Partnership do?
Country Support• Establish links with all major stakeholders.• Identify key activities and agree specific inputs.• Support country coordination mechanisms.• Establish links with other relevant programmes. • Facilitate the integration of MNCH into national
context.• Strengthening health systems including addressing
human resources challenges.
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What does The Partnership do?
Advocacy• Develop and promote MNCH messages.• Create tools that make the case for MNCH.• Lobby for increased resources for MNCH to
achieve MDGs 4 and 5 • Organize high-visibility debates on MNCH.• Generate media interest for MNCH.• Increase uptake of MNCH issues by civil society.
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What does The Partnership do?
Effective Interventions• Draw together current knowledge on interventions.• Build consensus on proven, effective interventions. • Develop a minimum package of interventions.• Identify appropriate delivery approaches.• Identify priorities for operational research. • Support the development and promotion of key
publications.
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What does The Partnership do?
Accountability• Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework.• Develop indicators/means of verification for every
milestone.• Monitor stakeholders’ delivery on commitments.• Support the development and agreement of core
indicators for MNCH.• Support the improvement of models to track MNC
mortality. • Link data on Partnership’s progress to future planning.
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What does The Partnership offer?
• Greater visibility of MNCH
• Better coordination under country leadership
• Increased commitment to primary health care
• Reduced competition & duplication
• More efficient use of resources
• Shared & agreed goals "By working with countries to increase access to existing health care solutions, this Partnership has the potential to transform millions of lives." Dr. LEE Jong-wook, Director-General, WHO
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How does The Partnership work?
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What is the history of it?
• 1987: Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI) and Safe Motherhood Inter-Agency Group (IAG)
• 2000: Healthy Newborn Partnership is formed• 2003: SMI and IAG form the Partnership for Safe
Motherhood & Newborn Health• 2004: Child Survival Partnership is formed• 2005: The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn &
Child Health
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What are the guiding principles?
• Country-led
• Inclusive
• Comprehensive
• Flexible
• Collaborative
• Results-oriented"It is clear that the MDGs simply cannot be achieved unless the different stakeholders join together at global &, even more importantly, at country level." Dr. Mushtaque Chowdhury, Deputy Executive Director, BRAC
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