Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources

Every Woman Every Child (EWEC)

Spearheaded by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Every Woman Every
Child seeks to galvanize global support and action towards improving the
health of women and children. The ultimate goal is to save 16 million lives
of both women and children.
Global Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
Country Accountability Frameworks
Keeping Promises, Measuring Results
2013 Strategic Workplan and Budget
Terms of Reference
Monitoring Framework
IWG Brochure
IWG Charter
Featured Innovations
H4+ Progress Report - 2013
Compendium of Case Studies
High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development
Agenda
Mandated by the UN's Secretary General, this high level panel developed a
Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Global Post-2015 Development Agenda
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child
Health (PMNCH)
This is a global alliance that joins the public health communities from
maternal, newborn, child, and reproductive health (RMNCH) to help
improve the lives of women and children around the world.
Global Progress towards MDGs 4 and 5
Countdown at a Country Level
2013 Accountability Report
Closing the Gap in Women's Reproductive Health
Women Deliver - Lancet Series
Infographic
Post-2015 Process
External Evaluation
Uganda Backgrounder
Zambia Backgrounder
Global
UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO, and the World Bank have
joined together to leverage their collective resources and capacities to
work towards improving the health of women and children worldwide.
The H4+
Global
IWG informs the EWEC of innovative ways to finding solutions to critical
global women and children's health issues.
COIA is responsible for tracking the results of the global EWEC movement,
set key indicators, continuously provide feedback to countries on how to
improve health information systems, and look for ways to improve existing
information technology using innovative methods.
Commission on Information and Accountability
(COIA)
Innovation Work Group (IWG)
Global
iERG is responsible for monitoring the commitments made by stakeholders
to the EWEC movement and the implementation of the recommendations
provided by COIA.
Independent Expert Review Group (iERG)
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - MATERNAL HEALTH
UN AGENCIES
OTHER GLOBAL INITIATIVES
75 countries worldwide
Led by the Lancet, the Countdown to 2015 tracks country-level progress
towards meeting health-related MDGs (with a specific focus on MDGs 4
and 5).
Countdown to 2015
Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL)
Saving Mothers, Giving Life is a USG initiative together with 5 other partner
organizations to help reduce maternal mortality in the regions of the world
with the highest maternal mortality rates. This initiative is currently
working with the governments of Uganda and Zambia in select regions to
implement national strategies to reduce maternal mortality and support
advocacy efforts.
Uganda, Zambia
Women Deliver
This global advocacy campaign is seeking to increase political commitment
to reduce maternal mortality and increase access to reproductive health
services and commodities.
Global
Global
International Society for Equity in Health (Iseqh)
The Iseqh was established in 2000 and is a group of health equity experts
that convene regularly for regional conferences. Additionally, they
contribute to the International Journal for Equity in Health. The most
recent conference was held in Colombia.
Global 10 year progress - Iseqh
Prevention of PPH with Misoprostol
Treatment of PPH with Misoprostol
Misoprostol Recommended Dosages
Global Library of Women's Medicine - Safer Motherhood
Harvard - Women and Health Initiative
Launched in the summer of 2010 by the Harvard School of Public Health,
the Women and Health Initiative (W&HI) focuses on women's health and
women's involvement in healthcare systems.
Global
Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF)
MHTF is a component of Harvard's W&HI and brings together global
partners to build consensus on how to improve maternal health.
Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India,
Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Tanzania
Merck for Mothers
This is a 10 year global initiative to finance partners to reduce maternal
mortality.
Brazil, India, Uganda, US, Zambia Backgrounder
Educational Toolkits
Maternal Health Data Maps
Key Maternal Health Projects
Survive & Thrive
Survive & Thrive is a Global Development Alliance that seeks to mobilize US
agencies and MNCH related professional associations to reduce maternal,
neonatal, and child deaths.
Global Program Brief
Strategic Plan
Annual Report (2012)
National Alliances
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Chiapas
Nicaragua
Panama
Regional Health Framework 2010-2015
Family and Community Health Services
Project Mesoamerica
With operational support from Mesoamerican Public Health Institute,
SMSP identifies and addresses key health challenges in the region.
Mesoamerica Scope of Work (Spanish only)
Guide to Misoprostol Use
Clinical Guide to Sepsis & Pregnancy
FECASOG (Spanish only)
FECASOG is a Central American regional forum where ob/gyns can share
knowledge on maternal, sexual, and reproductive health.
Central America Journal
Brochure
Interagency Strategic Consensus
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - MATERNAL HEALTH
SM2015 is an IDB Initiative that partners with both public and private
entities to address the health inequities that exist in the region.
SM2015
Framework
Operating Model
Figures on Health Inequity
Country Supply Costing Studies
Global, but also focus on
Guatemala, Bangladesh, and
Tanzania.
Every Mother Counts is a global campaign to end preventable maternal
deaths. They provide educational toolkits, maternal health data, and
advocacy resources.
Every Mother Counts
White Ribbon Alliance
The White Ribbon Alliance convenes advocates of safe birth for every
woman.
Global
FIGO Misoprostol for PPH in Low Resource
Settings Initiative
FIGO, funded by Gynuity Health Projects, is in the fourth year of a project
(2011-2014) to help translate strong research on Misoprostol for PPH to
effective policies and interventions.
Global
Caribbean
The CCH Phase III was adopted by CARICOM Ministers of Health to solve
regional health issues in the Caribbean.
Caribbean Cooperation in Health Initiative Phase
III (2010-2015)
Latin America
FLASOG is a regional forum that convenes all national-level ob/gyn
organizations to help reduce maternal mortality and advocate for sexual
and reproductive rights.
FLASOG (Spanish only)
Regional Task Force for the Reduction in Maternal
Mortality (GTR)
GTR is an inter-agency forum where experts share knowledge and technical
assistance to help countries reduce maternal mortality.
LAC
Important Resources
Key Themes
Safe Motherhood Initiative - Presentation
Operational Plan
PAHO - Faces, Voices, Places
PAHO-led initiative to address inequities at the sub-national level in health
in LAC to achieve MDGs.
LAC Methodology of FVP
Alliance for Indigenous Women in Central America
and Mexico (Spanish only)
Created in 2004, this Alliance is a forum for discussion among 40
organizations and institutions of Indigenous women from different
countries. The objective is to strengthen leadership, motivate action, and
improve coordination among existing alliances.
Central America + Mexico Activities
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Resources
Fact Sheet
Technical Documents
Monitoring Public Policies
National Initiatives
Motivating Group for the Maternal and Neonatal
Health Alliance in Peru (Spanish only)
This group combines the forces of several agencies including those of the
UN, civil society, and other bilateral and multilateral partners to motivate
the design, development, and implementation of programs and policies to
reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.
Peru Article
LAC
Salud Materno-Infantil is part of the USAID-funded Health Care
Improvement and seeks to provide technical assistance and increase local
capacity for MCH issues.
Maternal Child Health (Spanish Only)
Mexico
This initiative works together with technical experts from the Un
Interagency Group, coordinated by PAHO, and other civil society
organizations, academic institutions, and the government to work together
to advance maternal health.
Maternal Mortality Observatory in Mexico
(Spanish only)
LAC An initiative which calls for countries to achieve MDG 5. PAHO - Safe Motherhood Initiative
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - MATERNAL HEALTH
Argentina
Aligned with the PMNCH, this country-level Alliance seeks to harmonize
and intensify the national-level activities for MNCH.
Argentina Alliance for Maternal, Neonatal, and
Child Health (Spanish only)
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Every Woman Every Child (EWEC)
Spearheaded by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Every Woman Every Child
seeks to galvanize global support and action towards improving the health of
women and children. The ultimate goal is to save 16 million lives of both
women and children.
Global Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
Country Accountability Frameworks
Keeping Promises, Measuring Results
2013 Strategic Workplan and Budget
Terms of Reference
Monitoring Framework
IWG Brochure
IWG Charter
Featured Innovations
H4+ Progress Report - 2013
Compendium of Case Studies
High Level Panel on the Post-2015
Development Agenda
Mandated by the UN's Secretary General, this high level panel developed a Post-
2015 Development Agenda.
Global Post-2015 Development Agenda
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and
Child Health (PMNCH)
This is a global alliance that joins the public health communities from maternal,
newborn, child, and reproductive health (RMNCH) to help improve the lives of
women and children around the world.
Global Progress towards MDGs 4 and 5
Ending preventable child deaths from
pneumonia and diarrhoea by 2025
With the goal of reducing deaths from pneumonia and diarrhea, UNICEF and
WHO launched an integrated Global Action Plan to promote best practices and
critical services.
Global Integrated Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhea
Countdown at a Country Level
2013 Accountability Report
Call to Action Roadmap
Progress report - 2013
Levels & Trends in Child Mortality
Shot@Life
The Shot at Life initiative focuses on advocating within the US for vaccination as
one of the most cost effective intervention to save children's lives in the
developing world. It is supported by the UN Foundation and partners with
GAVI, UNICEF, WHO, PAHO, and several other organizations.
Advocacy targeted
towards US
Advocacy tools
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - CHILD HEALTH
Commission on Information and
Accountability (COIA)
COIA is responsible for tracking the results of the global EWEC movement, set
key indicators, continuously provide feedback to countries on how to improve
health information systems, and look for ways to improve existing information
Global
The H4+
UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO, and the World Bank have joined
together to leverage their collective resources and capacities to work towards
Global
UN AGENCIES
OTHER GLOBAL INITIATIVES
Independent Expert Review Group (iERG)
iERG is responsible for monitoring the commitments made by stakeholders to
the EWEC movement and the implementation of the recommendations
Global
Innovation Work Group (IWG)
IWG informs the EWEC of innovative ways to finding solutions to critical global
women and children's health issues.
Global
Countdown to 2015
Led by the Lancet, the Countdown to 2015 tracks country-level progress
towards meeting health-related MDGs (with a specific focus on MDGs 4 and 5).
75 countries worldwide
A Promise Renewed (APR)
APR is a global call to action for governments to reconfirm commitments to
reducing child mortality through evidence-based interventions. This movement
originated through collaborative work between the UNICEF and the
governments from the US and Ethiopia. A LAC regional movement has since
been launched as well (see Regional Initiatives).
Global
International Society for Equity in Health
(Iseqh)
The Iseqh was established in 2000 and is a group of health equity experts that
convene regularly for regional conferences. Additionally, they contribute to the
International Journal for Equity in Health. The most recent conference was held
in Colombia.
Global 10 year progress - Iseqh
Survive & Thrive
Survive & Thrive is a Global Development Alliance that seeks to mobilize US
agencies and MNCH related professional associations to reduce maternal,
neonatal, and child deaths.
Global Program Brief
Global Movement for Children This is a global movement to unite the efforts in bettering lives for children. Global Brochure
Child Health and Nutrition Research
Initiative (CHNRI)
CHNRI advocates for research programs to address the main diseases affecting
children in developing countries.
Global Important Publications
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Chiapas
Nicaragua
Panama
Regional Health Framework 2010-2015
Family and Community Health Services
PAHO - Faces, Voices, Places
PAHO-led initiative to address inequities at the sub-national level in health in
LAC to achieve MDGs.
LAC Methodology of FVP
Alliance Declaration
Statute
BID-ALAS Partnership
Work on Health
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Resources
Fact Sheet
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - CHILD HEALTH
Argentina Alliance for Maternal, Neonatal,
and Child Health (Spanish only)
Aligned with the PMNCH, this country-level Alliance seeks to harmonize and
intensify the national-level activities for MNCH.
Argentina
LAC
Founded by several national-level organizations in LAC, ALACVIH seeks to design
policies and implement innovate strategies that prioritize orphaned or
vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS.
Latin American and Caribbean Alliance for
HIV/AIDS for Children and Adolescents
(Spanish only)
LAC
ALAS is a project that brings together regional leaders to advocate for the
inclusion of early child development (health, nutrition, and early education) in
government agendas and mobilize resources and actions necessary for
integrated primary care.
Latin American Foundation for Solidarity
Action (ALAS)
Caribbean Cooperation in Health Initiative
Phase III (2010-2015)
The CCH Phase III was adopted by CARICOM Ministers of Health to solve
regional health issues in the Caribbean.
Caribbean
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - CHILD HEALTH
SM2015
SM2015 is an IDB Initiative that partners with both public and private entities to
address the health inequities that exist in the region.
Framework
Operating Model
Figures on Health Inequity
Country Supply Costing Studies
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
(PMNCH)
This is a global alliance that joins the public health communities from
maternal, newborn, child, and reproductive health (RMNCH) to help
improve the lives of women and children around the world.
Global Progress towards MDGs 4 and 5
Every Woman Every Child (EWEC)
Spearheaded by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Every Woman
Every Child seeks to galvanize global support and action towards
improving the health of women and children. The ultimate goal is to
save 16 million lives of both women and children.
Global Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
Draft Every Newborn Action Plan
Every Newborn Toolkit
Countdown at a Country Level
2013 Accountability Report
High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development
Agenda
Mandated by the UN's Secretary General, this high level panel
developed a Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Global Post-2015 Development Agenda
International Society for Equity in Health (Iseqh)
The Iseqh was established in 2000 and is a group of health equity
experts that convene regularly for regional conferences. Additionally,
they contribute to the International Journal for Equity in Health. The
most recent conference was held in Colombia.
Global 10 year progress - Iseqh
Helping Babies Breathe (HBB)
HBB is an initiative led by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),
which emphasizes skilled birth attendance and offers a neonatal
resuscitation curriculum for low-resource settings.
Global Guide for Implementation of HBB
Kangaroo Foundation (Spanish Only))
This is a non-profit organization that promotes kangaroo mother care
(KMC) around the world in order to decrease neonatal mortality and
morbidity.
Global WHO - Kangaroo Mother Care Guide
Born too Soon - Global Action Report on Preterm Birth
Every Newborn Toolkit
Advocacy Toolkit
Expert Commentaries
Survive & Thrive
Survive & Thrive is a Global Development Alliance that seeks to
mobilize US agencies and MNCH related professional associations to
reduce maternal, neonatal, and child deaths.
Global Program Brief
Healthy Newborn Network
HNN is an online community that improves access to key resources
regarding newborn health.
Global Key resources
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - NEONATAL HEALTH
Countdown to 2015
Led by the Lancet, the Countdown to 2015 tracks country-level
progress towards meeting health-related MDGs (with a specific focus
on MDGs 4 and 5).
75 countries worldwide
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - NEONATAL HEALTH
Global
Every Newborn Action Plan provides a roadmap and join action
platform to help save newborn lives around the world.
Every Newborn
Global
GAPPS is an initiative of Seattle Children's Hospital to collaborate
awareness and facilitate the acceleration of improvements in MNCH
through strategic research and implementation of evidence-based
interventions.
Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth
(GAPPS)
Policies and Strategies
Important Newborn Care Information
Household to Hospital Continuum of Care
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Chiapas
Nicaragua
Panama
Regional Health Framework 2010-2015
Family and Community Health Services
Important Resources
Key Themes
An Interagency Strategic Consensus: Reducing
Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in LAC
This strategy, created by WHO, UNICEF, PAHO, BASICS, CORE Group,
Save Newborn Lives, and Save the Children, and endorsed by 14 LAC
countries, identifies and promotes evidence-based neonatal health
interventions.
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia,
Cuba, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Nicaragua,
Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Strategic Consensus
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Resources
Fact Sheet
Motivating Group for the Maternal and Neonatal
Health Alliance in Peru (Spanish only)
This group combines the forces of several agencies including those of
the UN, civil society, and other bilateral and multilateral partners to
motivate the design, development, and implementation of programs
and policies to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.
Peru Article
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - NEONATAL HEALTH
Argentina Alliance for Maternal, Neonatal, and Child
Health (Spanish only)
Aligned with the PMNCH, this country-level Alliance seeks to harmonize
and intensify the national-level activities for MNCH.
Argentina
LAC
The Neonatal Alliance is an inter-agency group, focused on Latin
America and the Caribbean, which promotes evidence-based neonatal
health interventions within the RMCH framework.
Neonatal Alliance
SM2015
SM2015 is an IDB Initiative that partners with both public and private
entities to address the health inequities that exist in the region.
Framework
Operating Model
Figures on Health Inequity
Country Supply Costing Studies
Maternal Child Health (Spanish Only)
Salud Materno-Infantil is part of the USAID-funded Health Care
Improvement and seeks to provide technical assistance and increase
LAC
Caribbean Cooperation in Health Initiative Phase III
(2010-2015)
The CCH Phase III was adopted by CARICOM Ministers of Health to
solve regional health issues in the Caribbean.
Caribbean
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Program Document
Action Plan
Global Girl Reports
Health and Well-Being Map
Adolescent Girls Advocacy and Leadership Initiative
(AGALI)
This initiative focuses on improving the health, education, and
livelihoods of adolescent girls by financing youth leaders to advocate
for appropriate policies.
Ethiopia, Guatemala,
Honduras, Liberia, Malawi,
El Salvador, Mexico
General Resources
Global Health Initiative - Women, Girls, and Gender
Equality
GHI works to significantly improve public health programs in more
than 70 countries around the world, with a specific focus on ensuring
equitable access for women and girls.
Global Important Results
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Alliance Declaration
Statute
Name Brief Description Target Countries Important Resources
Inter-institutional Alliance for Healthcare for
Adolescents and Youth (Spanish only)
In February 2013, INJUVE (National Institute for Youth), UNFPA, the
Ministry of Health, and other organizations in El Salvador launched an
inter-institutional alliance, which will provide technical assistance in
the follow-up of the UNFPA Country Action Plan.
El Salvador More information
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Funded by NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation),
PAHO works through horizontal cooperation to strengthen
interprogrammatic work to reduce HIV in Central America and the
Caribbean.
PAHO - Using a Conceptual Framework of Human
Rights and Gender for the Prevention of HIV in Youth
and Adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean
20092014 (Spanish only)
Integration of Adolescents and their Needs
Key Results
Important Documents
Latin American and Caribbean Alliance for HIV/AIDS
for Children and Adolescents (Spanish only)
Founded by several national-level organizations in LAC, ALACVIH seeks
to design policies and implement innovate strategies that prioritize
LAC
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - ADOLESCENT HEALTH
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - ADOLESCENT HEALTH
12 countries (7 selected so
far: Ethiopia, Mozambique,
Niger, Sierra Leone, Zambia,
India, Guatemala)
With the goal of delaying marriage and pregnancy, UNFPA has
launched an initiative to work with 12 countries over the next 5 years
to work on improving the health and lives of adolescent girls.
UNFPA's Adolescent Girls Initiative
Global
This coalition unites more than 40 international organizations to
design and implement programs that benefit girls throughout the
developing world.
Coalition for Adolescent Girls
Name
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child
Health (PMNCH)
Advance Family Planning (AFP)
Universal Access Project
High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development
Agenda
International Society for Equity in Health (Iseqh)
Implementing Best Practice (IBP) Initiative
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Countdown to 2015
Family Planning 2020 (FP2020)
Women Deliver
International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC)
Name
Alliance for Indigenous Women in Central
America and Mexico (Spanish only)
FECASOG (Spanish only)
Name
Sexual and Reproductive Health Observatory in
Argentina (Spanish only)
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
FIGO Adolescent SRH Initiative
FP High Impact Practices (HIP)
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
SM2015
FLASOG (Spanish only)
Caribbean Cooperation in Health Initiative Phase
III (2010-2015)
Intersectoral National Strategy for Family
Planning and Prevention of Adolescent
Pregnancy (Spanish only)
Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance in El
Salvador (Spanish only)
Brief Description Target Countries
This is a global alliance that joins the public health communities
from maternal, newborn, child, and reproductive health
(RMNCH) to help improve the lives of women and children
around the world.
Global
AFP is an advocacy initiative to increase financial investment and
political will to family planning. AFP has the support of the
Gates Foundation, the Packard Foundation, and the Hewlett
Foundation.
9 focus countries
The Universal Access Project is an initiative launched by 7
foundations to increase US involvement in increasing access to
family planning services to the 222 million women around the
world who cannot access quality family planning services.
Global
Mandated by the UN's Secretary General, this high level panel
developed a Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Global
The Iseqh was established in 2000 and is a group of health equity
experts that convene regularly for regional conferences.
Additionally, they contribute to the International Journal for
Equity in Health. The most recent conference was held in
Colombia.
Global
The IBP Initiative is a partnership of several agencies that
provide technical assistance and support to countries to
facilitate the scale-up and implementation of best practice
interventions with respect to reproductive health.
Global
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Led by the Lancet, the Countdown to 2015 tracks country-level
progress towards meeting health-related MDGs (with a specific
focus on MDGs 4 and 5).
75 countries worldwide
By the year 2020, this global alliance seeks to increase access to
contraceptives by 120 million more women and girls.
69 countries
This global advocacy campaign is seeking to increase political
commitment to reduce maternal mortality and increase access
to reproductive health services and commodities.
Global
IHWC is a global sexual and reproductive rights coalition that
seeks to increase local capacity and advocate globally and within
the US.
Global
Brief Description Target Countries
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Chiapas
Nicaragua
Panama
Created in 2004, this Alliance is a forum for discussion among 40
organizations and institutions of Indigenous women from
different countries. The objective is to strengthen leadership,
motivate action, and improve coordination among existing
alliances.
Central America + Mexico
FECASOG is a Central American regional forum where ob/gyns
can share knowledge on maternal, sexual, and reproductive
health.
Central America
Brief Description Target Countries
This is a joint initiative among three academic institutions,
partnering with local PAHO, UNICEF, and UNFPA offices to
produce knowledge and awareness on sexual and reproductive
rights and health.
Argentina
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Global
FIGO, together with UNFPA, has designed and hosted several
workshops on adolescent reproductive and sexual health (ARSH).
These workshops are a means of strengthening national capacity
to implement effective ARSH interventions, relevant policies,
and advocacy efforts.
The HIP Initiative is endorsed by several key partners involved in
FP worldwide and provides information on best-practice FP
interventions that will help maximize impact.
Global
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
SM2015 is an IDB Initiative that partners with both public and
private entities to address the health inequities that exist in the
region.
FLASOG is a regional forum that convenes all national-level
ob/gyn organizations to help reduce maternal mortality and
advocate for sexual and reproductive rights.
Latin America
The CCH Phase III was adopted by CARICOM Ministers of Health
to solve regional health issues in the Caribbean.
Caribbean
Due to the increase in adolescent pregnancy and lack of
awareness around family planning, the Government of Ecuador
has launched an initiative to reduce the rates of teenage
pregnancy by 25%.
Ecuador
This Alliance works with key stakeholders in El Salvador to
increase awareness on sexual and reproductive health.
El Salvador
Important Resources
Progress towards MDGs 4 and 5
Countdown at a Country Level
2013 Accountability Report
Track2020 - Monitoring Progress in Family Planning
Progress Report - 2012-2013
FP2020 Working Groups
AFP Advocacy Toolkit
Post-2015 Development Agenda
Closing the Gap in Women's Reproductive Health
Women Deliver - Lancet Series
Infographic
Post-2015 Process
10 year progress - Iseqh
Fostering Change to Scale up Interventions
Knowledge Gateway
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Tools and Guidelines
Literature Review
MDG5 & ASRH
HIP Briefs
Supply-Enabling Environment Demand (SEED) Programming Model
Elements of Success in FP Programming
What We Do
Important Resources
Regional Health Framework 2010-2015
Family and Community Health Services
Activities
Guide to Misoprostol Use
Clinical Guide to Sepsis & Pregnancy
Journal
Important Resources
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Framework
Country Supply Costing Studies
Operating Model
Figures on Health Inequity
Alliance Publications
Name
Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI)
Amsterdam Initiative against Malnutrition (AIM)
UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN)
Name
Pan American Alliance for Nutrition and Development
REACH
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - NUTRITION
Micronutrient Initiative
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - NUTRITION
1,000 Days
Scaling-Up Nutrition (SUN)
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Hunger-Free Latin American and the Caribbean Initiative
Name
Mejoremos Guate - Nutrition Alliance
Child Nutrition Alliance (Spanish only)
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - NUTRITION
Alliance for Healthy Food (Spanish only)
Latin American Foundation for Solidarity Action (ALAS)
Brief Description Target Countries
CHNRI advocates for research programs to address the main diseases
affecting children in developing countries.
Global
This is a public-private partnership to eliminate malnutrition for 100
million people in Africa by 2015.
Africa
UNSCN promotes cooperation among UN agencies and other actors to
support efforts at all levels to end malnutrition.
Global
Brief Description Target Countries
Formed in 2008, this Alliance seeks to improve nutrition by addressing
underlying determinants through a multisectoral approach, build
institutional frameworks, identify evidence-based interventions that
can be sustained at the country-level, and find appropriate
opportunities to implement these interventions.
LAC
Bangladesh, Burundi,
Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Mali, Mozambique,
Nepal, Niger, Rwanda,
Tanzania and Uganda
Partnership between the World Food Programme, Food and
Agricultural Organization, UNICEF, and WHO to accelerate the scale-up
of food and nutrition actions.
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - NUTRITION
Global
MI is an organization that aims to eliminate micronutrient deficiencies
in the world's most vulnerable populations.
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - NUTRITION
Global
A global initiative, which focuses on the 1,000 day window, to improve
nutrition of mothers and children.
Global
A collective effort to unite governments, civil society, NGOs, and other
important actors to scale up nutrition.
Global
GAIN is a Swiss foundation that works in partnerships with
governments and other important actors to reduce malnutrition.
With the goal of reducing chronic malnutrition to below 2.5% in all LAC
countries by 2025, the HFLAC Initiative works with countries to fight
hunger.
LAC
Brief Description Target Countries
An alliance of 18 organizations to improve the nutrition, using the
"1000 days" window to reduce chronic malnutrition.
Guatemala
An initiative that brings together ADRA, CARE, CRITAS, and PRISMA to
improve the capacity of national, regional, and local governments to
implement appropriate nutrition policies to fight malnutrition.
Peru
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - NUTRITION
Mexico
This Alliance is a group of civil associations, social organizations, and
professionals who are concerned about the epidemic of poor nutrition.
They are committed to working together to demand action at the
government level to fight child malnutrition and obesity.
ALAS is a project that brings together regional leaders to advocate for
the inclusion of early child development (health, nutrition, and early
education) in government agendas and mobilize resources and actions
necessary for integrated primary care.
LAC
Important Resources
Essential Documents
Advocacy Toolkit
Success Stories
Framework for Action
Roadmap
Progress Report
Important Publications
Factsheets
Publications
Country Stories
Strategic Plan (2013-2018)
Annual Report 2012-2013
Publication Library
Factsheet
Country Updates
Approach
Important Resources
Basic Document, Conceptual Premises, and Strategic
Principles
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - NUTRITION
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - NUTRITION
Management and Follow-up
BID-ALAS Partnership
Work on Health
Important Resources
Alliance for Nutrition - Presentation
Manifesto
Multimedia Resources
Publications
NATIONAL INITIATIVES - NUTRITION
Name
International Society for Equity in Health
(Iseqh)
Name
Alliance for Health Logistics
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS
Commission on Life-Saving Commodities
Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive
Health Commodity Security
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS
Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition
SM2015
RHSC LAC Forum
Brief Description Target Countries
The Iseqh was established in 2000 and is a group of health equity
experts that convene regularly for regional conferences.
Additionally, they contribute to the International Journal for Equity in
Health. The most recent conference was held in Colombia.
Global
Brief Description Target Countries
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Chiapas
Nicaragua
Panama
This regional alliance convenes experts from various agencies
working in LAC to address supply chain issues. Key members include
IDB-SM2015, USAID, USAID|DELIVER Project, PAHO, UNFPA, PSI,
IPPF, RHSC, SCMS, among others.
LAC
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS
Global
As a part of the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) campaign, the
Commission on Life-Saving Commodities seeks to increase access to
life-saving medicines and health supplies for women and children in
low-resource settings.
Global
This initiative was launched in 2007 to provide technical and financial
support to 46 countries to ensure access to reliable supply chains for
reproductive health commodities.
Global
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS
The RHSC is a global coalition of public and private partners to
increase access to reproductive health supplies.
SM2015 is an IDB Initiative that partners with both public and private
entities to address the health inequities that exist in the region.
LAC
This is a regional forum for experts to come together to exchange
ideas and experiences and analyze common barriers in accessing
reproductive health supplies.
Important Resources
Implementation Plan
Summary Recommendations
Concept Note
Scaling up Life-Saving Commodities
10 year progress - Iseqh
Annual Report
Success Stories
Advocacy Guide and Toolkit
Strategic Pathway to Reproductive Health Commodity Security
Supplies Information Database
Important Resources
Strategic Plan
Multisector Working Group
Commitments Working Group
Resource Mobilization Working Group
Concept Note
GLOBAL INITIATIVES - STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS
Framework
REGIONAL INITIATIVES - STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS
Operating Model
Figures on Health Inequity
Country Supply Costing Studies