The world continues to face multiple overlapping challenges that threaten progress in health for women, children, and adolescents. But in the face of crisis, countries and communities have shown enduring commitment to building a healthier future for all women and children.
With support from the GFF partnership, countries have laid the foundations for equitable and resilient health systems that benefit women, children and adolescents. This year, more GFF partner countries are on track to achieve better outcomes in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises. Still more needs to be done as inequities remain and are at risk of widening further. Read Press Release EN | FR
Since partnering with the GFF, countries have reached:
Tweet: Over 96 million women had 4 @WHO recommended antenatal visits. @theGFF partner countries are advancing health for women, children and adolescents amid global crises and transforming the way they #InvestInHealth http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB
Tweet: Over 103 million women had gave birth safely with a qualified health worker by their side. @theGFF partner countries are advancing health for women, children and adolescents amid global crises and transforming the way they #InvestInHealth http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB
Tweet: 111 million newborns were introduced to breastfeeding within an hour of birth. @theGFF partner countries are advancing health for women, children and adolescents amid global crises and transforming the way they #InvestInHealth http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB
Tweet: Over 500 million people accessed modern #familyplanning, averting more than 187 million unintended pregnancies. Through strong leadership and commitment, GFF partner countries prioritize #SRHR, transform how they #InvestInHealth and accelerate action on #genderequality http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB
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Table of Contents
Video: Advancing Health for Women, Children and Adolescents Amid Overlapping Crises
Social Media Messages and Graphics
Message from the GFF Director and the Head of the Secretariat
How the GFF is supporting partner countries:
- Promoting a data-driven approach
- Investing in primary health care
- Advancing better nutrition outcomes
- Accelerating sexual and reproductive health & rights
The power of community and advocate voices
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Advancing Health for Women, Children and Adolescents Amid Overlapping Crises
At the heart of progress lie the efforts of country and community leaders, along with youth and civil society organizations working with the GFF partnership to continuously find new tools and fresh ways of working to drive necessary change. But still more needs to be done. Even though more GFF partner countries are on track to achieve better health outcomes, disruptions and economic shocks have resulted in uneven progress and even reversed some gains.
Social Media Messages and Graphics
Tweet: The new collaboration between @USAIDGH and @theGFF aims to accelerate gains in #PrimaryHealthCare, optimize health systems and leverage opportunities to increase the reach and impact of global and country resources and #PHC monitoring. http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB
Tweet: For @theGFF partner countries, health systems that benefit women, children & adolescents mean: ☑️ Sharper focus on data & results ☑️ More & better financing ☑️ Community #PHC investments☑️ Protected essential health services + equitable health systems http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB
Tweet: Read how countries with support of @theGFF partnership are advancing health for women, children and adolescents amid overlapping crises. Annual Report: http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB #InvestInHealth
Tweet: Long-term commitment and investment have resulted in better health in @theGFF partner countries: ☑️ more women accessing 🤰🏾care & safe births ☑️ more 👩🏿&👧🏻accessing #familyplanning ☑️ more newborns having better care ☑️ more👶🏿receiving vaccinations http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB
Message from the GFF Director and the Head of the Secretariat
We are at a pivotal time in global health as countries want to double down on their commitment to women’s, children’s, and adolescent health amid several priorities. The GFF will double down on efforts to support the tireless work of countries, civil society, along with global and local partners, to deliver equitable health care that effectively responds to the needs of communities. We look forward to rising to today’s challenges and meeting the ambition of a better tomorrow. The result can be not only improved health, but an advancement of the rights of and opportunities for women, children, and adolescents.
Building the foundations for health systems that benefit women, children and adolescents
Investing in a data-driven approach
This year, more countries shared data, including subnational and age and sex-disaggregated data which has allowed reporting across six core areas: pregnancy care visits, facility-based newborn deliveries, breastfeeding initiation, reproductive health and family planning, postnatal care, and childhood vaccinations. By building capacity for data, countries are developing real-time processes that enable governments to mobilize resources, adapt plans, and respond to needs.
Explore the GFF Data Portal for the most up-to-date data on each GFF partner country, including on impact, health financing, and monitoring essential health services and across thematic areas.
Tweet: Transparency and accountability in delivering results in women and children health is critical. Explore the latest @theGFF partner country data on impact, health financing & monitoring essential health services and across thematic areas. https://data.gffportal.org #InvestInHealth
“The government of Tajikistan is committed to accelerating health system reforms to create a foundation for Tajikistan’s future economic growth and prosperity. Through our collaboration with the GFF, we are prioritizing investments to build more resilient health systems which can withstand multiple shocks and serve the needs of all women, children and adolescents.” —Yusuf Majidi, Deputy Minister of Finance of Tajikistan and GFF Coordinator for Tajikistan
Investing in primary health care
“Investing in primary health care and equipping health workers and facilities are fundamental to achieving universal health care. Our partnership with at the GFF remains critical in developing and building more resilient and equitable health systems. This partnership, coupled with our efforts, allows us to accelerate progress on health especially among women, children, and adolescents.” —Dr. Ouattara Djénéba, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Cote d’Ivoire
“GFF support through the health project contributed to strengthening local expertise and supply chain to ensure that medicines are delivered to the last mile. This is critical for reinforcing primary health care to improve the health and nutrition of women, children and adolescents, especially in the most vulnerable communities.” — Maryse Khaboré, Director General, Central Purchasing Office for essential generic drugs and medical consumables (CAMEG), Burkina Faso
- Tweet: With GFF support, Vietnam trained health workers on the management of tracer conditions and newborn deliveries attended by skilled health personnel. http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB #InvestInHealth
“With GFF support, we have implemented key reforms in health financing and community primary care to ensure all women and children can access the services they need. Our collective efforts are building more resilient and equitable health systems that can withstand multiple crises and ensure better health and nutrition outcomes for all.” —Dr. Daniel Ngamije, Minister of Health for Rwanda
Advancing better nutrition outcomes
- Tweet: Collective efforts by @RwandaGov and development partners have resulted in better health and nutrition outcomes, with more children benefitting from early childhood development services. http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB #InvestInHealth @theGFF
Accelerating sexual and reproductive health & rights
“The partnership with GFF has allowed us to mobilize local governments who have decided to include funding for adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and nutrition in their 2023 budget.” —Aminata Badiane Thioye, Gender and Advocacy Coordinator, Youth Alliance for Reproductive Health and Family Planning (ANJSRPF), Senegal
- Tweet: Through strong leadership and commitment, @theGFF partner countries are prioritizing #SRHR and accelerating action on #genderequality. Over 500 million people accessed modern #familyplanning, averting over 187 million unintended pregnancies. http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB
- Tweet: Combating child marriage & empowering girls can reduce unintended pregnancies & school dropout rates. #Niger is taking bold steps to protect women & girls through changing mindsets, legal reforms & coordination with partners: http://wrld.bg/pgSG50UOYHB @theGFF
The power of community and advocate voices
Tweet: Now, more than ever, we need to ensure that voices such as youth advocates, parents, teachers, and civil society are included in decision-making and advocacy for women and girls. http://ow.ly/Ok4f50LAjvc #InvestInHealth @theGFF