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Tackling Maternal and Child Undernutrition Programme- Phase II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To contribute towards improved health and nutrition status for children under two years measured primarily by a reduction in stunting by 2023.
Indonesia Digital Health Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme is generally aimed to enforce Indonesia's health sector through enhancement of digital health ecosystem, mainly on regulatory framework, and development of health workforce in specified clinical and non-clinical skills, including on genomics-based healthcare, stroke care, and midwifery. The projects are contributing to the betterment, more inclusive, and more accessible public healthcare services, resulting in the improvement in overall health outcomes of the population. The collaboration will be done through direct technical assistance, consultancy, capacity building and knowledge exchange together with a range of expertise from the UK and local health systems. The programme is run from 2021 to 2028 according to the Business Case. In 2021-2024, it supported projects on strengthening maternal health, English for health workers, and digital health. This AMP will capture remaining projects from 2024 to 2028.
UK Support to Palestinian Refugees(UKSPR) 2022-2028
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To provide predictable, multi-year funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees in the Near East which will help the Agency deliver basic education including to girls, health services including family planning, vaccines and pre-natal and anti-natal services, relief services and humanitarian aid to more than 5.9 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
LAFIYA -UK Support for Health in Nigeria
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To save lives, reduce suffering and improve economic prospects for the poorest and most vulnerable in Nigeria through: i. Encouraging Government of Nigeria to increase resources invested in health (through advocacy, community accountability; and data to inform government prioritisation using a “delivery” approach, as used successfully in Pakistan) ii. Improving effectiveness and efficiency of public and private basic health services (through innovative financing mechanisms, strengthening health systems and working with private sector to deliver affordable health services for the poorest populations) iii. Reducing total fertility rate (through addressing social norms, demographic impact analysis, and support to family planning commodities and services).
Mozambique Demographic Transition - Waala - Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To contribute to a more favourable enabling environment for the demographic transition in Mozambique, through coordinated action with others. The FCDO will use programming, evidence and diplomacy to influence decision-makers to increase investments towards cost-effective interventions that will accelerate changes in the population structure. These interventions will help young people to fulfil their potential by preventing unintended pregnancies and improving the literacy and numeracy skills among girls. The Government’s systems will be strengthened to include population issues in planning and budgeting. Over 130,000 unintended pregnancies will be averted resulting in 427,000 users of modern contraceptives. These investments should help to offset deteriorating human capital outcomes because of COVID-19.
Essential Services for Maternal and Child Health [Services Essentiels de Santé Maternelle et Infantile en RDC (SEMI)]
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support essential maternal, child and infant health services to end preventable deaths in one of the poorest provinces in DRC and strengthen the health system at national and provincial level.
Humanitarian Action and Recovery after Crisis programme (HARC)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
DRC is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, driven by conflict, poor governance, a predatory political system, and low state capacity. Civilians, particularly women and children, are often targeted by armed actors. It is a protracted crisis. FCDO and partners in DRC have a role in shifting the trajectory. To do this the UK needs a holistic approach to address new humanitarian needs, support recovery and household ability to cope with shocks and help survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) recover. BEK will focus our programme on the east of DRC with flexibility to respond to new crises that may develop elsewhere in the country.
Supporting the Africa-led Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Phase II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This second phase will continue to work with others to support a movement within countries and globally to raise awareness and understanding of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and build support for efforts to end the practice. Phase I of the programme was called “Towards Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Africa and Beyond” and ran from 2013-2018.
Powering Sierra Leone's Hospitals
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This intervention will provide reliable solar power to hospitals to ensure the availability of referral services that are critical to ending the preventable deaths of women and children. Specifically it will: install stand-alone solar systems that will be the primary power source for off-grid hospitals, and reliable back-up power for key referral facilities that currently have unreliable grid power; and work with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) and potential suppliers to ensure a sustainable maintenance regime for FCDO funded systems, while supporting ongoing efforts to develop a sector wide maintenance approach.
Evidence for Health - E4H
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme builds on earlier UK investments in Pakistan. It will strengthen the ability of Pakistan’s health system to recover from COVID-19 pandemic as well as building resilience for future pandemics. It will strengthen evidence-based decision making in the health sector and support the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and build climate resilient health systems including for vulnerable communities. It will focus technical assistance on the provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with support for the Federal government as well support flood recovery.
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Core
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to advance the empowerment of women through reproductive health and rights for all, including increasing access to contraception, enabling women to have healthy pregnancies and safe births, and protecting women and girls from harm.
Better Health in Bangladesh (BHB) Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To deliver more and higher quality services, contributing to better health through technical assistance and policy engagement. The programme is contributing to ending preventable deaths of mothers, babies and children, tackling antimicrobial resistance and addressing climate change impact on health.
Women and Girls Health: The Ending Preventable Deaths of Mothers, Babies and Children support programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme provides technical assistance (TA) to FCDO teams to complement all UK investments that support the manifesto commitment to End the Preventable Deaths of mothers, babies and children by 2030 (EPD). The FCDO EPD approach paper (2021) is central to women and girls’ health, encompassing aspects of policy and programme work in health systems, sexual reproductive health and rights, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, climate resilient health and research.
Health Resilience Fund in Zimbabwe 2021-2025
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support a resilient health system in Zimbabwe that is equipped to deliver quality sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition services.
FP2030 - The Global Family Planning Partnership
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
FP2030 will enable more women and girls everywhere to make informed, voluntary decisions about their contraceptive use by - - Securing and monitoring commitments to FP and supporting their implementation (eg through technical assistance) by countries and other stakeholders, including civil society, academic, multilateral, donor, and private sector organisations. - Enabling the sector to build more integrated and resilient FP systems, enabling better laws, policies, financing and service provision. - Building a broader base of support for FP, through global, regional and national advocacy, and FP2030’s power to convene and drive alignment.
Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience Programme ( HARP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
In line with the G7 Famine Prevention Compact, Nigeria’s Humanitarian and Resilience Programme (HARP) will provide life-saving support to the most vulnerable and strengthen resilience, opening pathways to livelihoods. HARP will enhance overall effectiveness of the UN-led humanitarian response, including a focus on building Nigerian ownership.
Maternal and Newborn Health and Rights Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support global advocacy and policy decision making around key bottleneck areas in maternal and newborn health including midwifery, respectful maternity care and emergency transport.
Better Lives for Somali Women and Children
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To achieve UK's manifesto commitment of reducing preventable deaths, the Better Lives for Somali Women and Children will continue to respond to the health and nutrition needs of the Somali people. There will be a continued focus on delivering an essential package of health services. The programme will strengthen the Somali Health Authorities oversight of service provision, which will in turn promote local accountability and allow them increasingly to respond to the needs of their populations. This programme approach aims to support long term sustainability and state building that is part of the wider strategic agenda. There will also be a climate change mitigation component (ICF) within the programme.
Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents: Phase 3
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will continue FCDO support to the the Global Financing Facility (GFF). The GFF is a World Bank multi-donor trust fund (MDTF), launched in 2015 to achieve Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH-N) outcomes. The GFF currently supports 36 low and lower-middle income countries which account for 67.2% of global preventable maternal, newborn and child mortality. The GFF design puts countries in the lead and prioritises women and girls, health system strengthening and sustainability. At a time when global maternal mortality rates have stalled or even reversed and when COVID-19, economic crises, climate and conflict all threaten progress, this programme will support the most vulnerable women and children. GFF grants provide catalytic funding to improve essential health services and are delivered hand in hand with larger World Bank IDA/IBRD loans.
Investing in Human Capital through Partnerships Beyond Aid in the Social Sectors Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve governance and accountability in education, health and social protection sectors and contribute to policy and research which will inform interventions to improve equity and reduce poverty.
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