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

The vision The vision of the Partnership is to intensify and harmonize national, regional and global action to improve maternal, newborn and child health.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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

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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