Informing Policy for Practice: Africa’s Health in 2010 Doyin Oluwole Director, Africa’s Health in 2010 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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Informing Policy for Practice: Africa’s Health in 2010 Doyin Oluwole Director, Africa’s Health in 2010 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Washington, DC, November 20, 2009

Africa’s Health in 2010: Purpose To provide strategic, analytical, communications and advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation technical assistance to African institutions and networks, and USAID regional and bilateral programs to improve the health status of Africans.

Influencing Policies and Programs

Efforts to Influence Policy & Practice on AMTSL Capacity Building –ECSA –HC conducted the AMTSL survey in Ethiopia and Tanzania in 2006 and in Uganda in 2007 Advocacy –Dissemination of AMTSL findings at national, regional and international forums –ECSA-HC held a regional orientation on AMTSL in November 2008: national action plans developed –Regional launch of practice of AMTSL: Health Ministers’ Conference in February 2009 – using policy briefs, posters, media briefing, press statement, IEC/promotional materials –Training of journalists from ECSA countries (2007, 2009)

Efforts to Influence Policy & Practice on AMTSL (2) Regional Policy Reform –ECSA Health Ministers’ Meeting, February 2008: Resolution ECSA/HMC46/R4 adopted to promote AMTSL in the region –Regional Health Ministers’ Conference, February 2009: Resolution ECSA/HMC48/R9 Member States: –Accelerate institutionalization of AMTSL least 40% of h/facilities by 2010 –Ensure delivery by skilled attendants in 75% of women by 2012 ECSA-HC: develop a prototype policy for AMTSL for country adoption and adaptation by 2010

Efforts to Influence Policy & Practice re AMTSL (3) Technical assistance to countries –ECSA-HC providing TA to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda to review & disseminate AMTSL guidelines –ECSA-HC developing a prototype policy for country-level adaptation African leadership –ECSA-HC taking the lead at regional level –African experts leading efforts at country level Partnerships –Africa 2010, POPPHI, USAID/East Africa, MOHs, Professional Associations (ESOG in Ethiopia)

Country-level Results: Ethiopia Advocacy: –Created a favorable policy environment in support of AMTSL (ESOG advocacy with MOH) Guidelines & protocols –Prepared national PPH prevention & treatment guidelines –Included misoprostol in national essential medicines list Capacity Building –Trained & authorized health extension workers to provide oral misoprostol/ergometrine, practice CCT and manual removal of placenta –Introduced AMTSL in preservice training curriculum in 90% of mid-level health professional training institutions; & misoprostol in curriculum in 50% of training institutions

Country-level Results Ethiopia (contd.) Capacity Building –Included misoprostol in lower-level professionals preservice training curriculum –Conducting in-service and cascade training nationwide Metrics –Revised national HMIS captures information on AMTSL use, CCT and uterotonic drugs (oxytocin, ergometrine, misoprostol) Tanzania: Guidelines and Protocols –MOHSW in process of developing new guidelines including AMTSL

Country-level Results: Uganda Policy –Oxytocin adopted as first-line drug for management of PPH Guidelines and Protocols –MOH planning to revise guidelines to include AMTSL Capacity Building –Association of Ob-Gyn trained tutors in advanced labor and risk management including AMTSL

Informing Policy for Practice: Lessons Learned Partnerships/collaboration with African leadership to solve African problems is critical for success (e.g., ECSA-HC, professional associations) Regional policy reform through Ministers of Health resolutions is a key first step to country-level action The media can be an important stakeholder/ally for the adoption and scale-up of proven interventions

Way Forward (i) Harmonization of guidelines and provider updates(1 minute v. 3 minutes) Capacity building: –Inservice: Other cadres need to be trained in AMTSL (medical officers, nurses, clinical officers, midwives, retired professionals), & community-based workers –Preservice training - to update knowledge and practice Integration/Incorporation of AMTSL into PHC

Way Forward (ii) Scale-up AMTSL in ECSA region: –TA from ECSA-HC and leverage regional and in-country resources –Documentation & dissemination of country experiences –Lessons from countries using Misoprostol at community level –Annual progress report to Health Ministers’ Conference Expand to ECOWAS countries through West African Health Organization (WAHO)

Acknowledgments Ministries of Health Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda USAID Bureaus for Global Health, for Africa and for East Africa Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage Initiative (POPPHI) of PATH-DC East Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC)