Catalytic pilot grants to strengthen civil society engagement in national Global Financing Facility processes: Implementation report

During the planning phase of the small grants mechanism in 2018, PMNCH, under the guidance of the GFF Civil Society Coordinating Group, issued catalytic pilot grants to civil society organizations (CSOs) in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. These grants were intended to stimulate civil society engagement in the GFF and to demonstrate potential contributions […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society, Health Financing, Private Sector

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Seventh Investors Group Meeting Report

This Meeting Report provides an in-depth account of all discussed at the Seventh Investors Group Meeting which took place on April 23rd, 2018 in Washington DC. This includes both speakers and their material discussed in presentations, as well as feedback and discussion among the members. Some highlighted topics include Tanzania and its success with the […]

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent and Youth Engagement, Civil Society, Nutrition, Private Sector

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GFF Country Workshop 2018: Report for Participants

The Global Financing Facility (GFF) Country Workshop was organized in Accra, Ghana from 28 January to 1 February 2018. The GFF Country Workshop brought together 10 new GFF-supported countries to engage and energize their multisectoral country teams around a common vision and support the operationalization of country-specific GFF visions. This Workshop Report summarizes the workshop’s […]

Type: Resources

Category: Adolescent Health, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), Civil Society, Nutrition, Private Sector

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Taking Stock: International Planned Parenthood Federation Recommendations on the Global Financing Facility

The International Planned Parenthood Federation succinctly makes recommendations to the GFF regarding funding and civil society participation.

Type: Resources

Category: Health Financing, Investment, Private Sector

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Guidance Note: Inclusive Multi-stakeholder Country Platforms in Support of Every Woman Every Child

The aims of this paper are: 1) to highlight how multi-stakeholder country platforms, built on development effectiveness principles, in line with the globally agreed recommendations of IHP+2, can be reinforced within the framework of the Global Strategy and its supporting mechanisms and are key to the Global Strategy’s successful implementation; and 2) to lay out […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society, Private Sector

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Health Sector Strategic Plan II (2017-2022): Malawi

The Health Sector Strategic Plan II (HSSP II) 2017-2022 is the health sector’s medium term strategic plan outlining objectives and activities and guiding resources over the period 2017-2022, and serves as the Investment Case for Malawi. It succeeds the HSSP I (2011-2016). The goal of the HSSP II is to achieve universal health coverage of […]

Type: Resources

Category: Abortion, Adolescent Health, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), Civil Society, Family Planning & Contraception, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Private Sector, Results-based Financing, UHC

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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

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A Promise Renewed: Reproductive Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Sharpened Plan for Uganda

Uganda has developed this evidence-based country plan to address the slow progress on MDG 4&5 targets. The plan examines why the country is making slow progress in attaining the targets; reviews the maternal, newborn and child mortality and morbidity situation in Uganda; sets an agenda for how to accelerate progress; establishes the time horizon for […]

Type: Resources

Category: Civil Society, Family Planning & Contraception, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Private Sector

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