Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Breastfeeding and Nutrition Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Interim Director November 22, th Anniversary of the Innocenti Declaration, Florence, Italy

What is The Partnership? "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 New global health partnership merger of 3 existing partnerships Launch in September 2005 with a focus on people to coordinate efforts toward achieving MDGs 4 and 5

Who is The Partnership? Partner countries International organizations Non-governmental organizations Bilateral and other donors & foundations Health professional organizations Academic & research institutions "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

What does The Partnership do? Support country-led efforts in accelerating universal coverage of essential interventions Advocate for increased political & financial resources and commitment for MNCH Promote the development & adoption of evidence-based, cost-effective interventions Measure & evaluate progress on agreed outcomes "To accelerate progress, we need to integrate our efforts at the global, national and community level." Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF

What can The Partnership bring? Greater visibility of MNCH Truly country-led efforts Increased commitment to increasing access to services and primary health care Shared and agreed goals Reduced competition and duplication More efficient use of new and existing resources

What are the guiding principles? Country-ledResponds to country requests for MNCH support InclusiveWorks with partners in and across all sectors ComprehensiveAdvocates for the continuum-of-care approach to MNCH FlexibleWorks within existing coordination & funding mechanisms CollaborativeCoordinates among partners and interacts with other GHPs Results- Oriented Builds on partners’ comparative advantages, pooling resources

How will the Partnership to this? Continuum of care: Life cycle maternal, newborn, child, adolescent, young adult nutrition, mental health, communic. diseases… Family circle – men, women, children Health system – household to hospital Global Health Landscape – GFATM, GAVI, Stop TB… "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

Including breastfeeding and nutrition Fundamental & cross-cutting issue in MNCH Interest of many agencies – donors, health care professionals, NGOs MDG 1, linked to 4 and 5, but cross linkages with all MDGs Nutrition in the widest sense of the word, but also focused approaches for breastfeeding, newborn and child nutrition, maternal/family nutrition Country-Driven, Community-Led

To intensify and harmonize national, regional, and global action to improve maternal, newborn & child health. Website: Tel: IMPROVING HEALTH. SAVING LIVES.