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A selection of news, resources and opportunities for action and advocacy around women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health
February 2022
PMNCH work-planning retreat
1-2 February ¦ Virtual
More than 40 leaders from PMNCH working groups, committees and constituencies joined together for a two-day retreat, 1-2 February 2022, to shape PMNCH’s 2022-23 work plan. The highly participatory retreat benefitted from the recent PMNCH governance reform process: representatives from all PMNCH structures, including youth representatives, took part in this joint planning and dialogue process. The retreat will be followed by constituency consultations and a presentation of the final plan to the PMNCH Executive Committee for approval on 22 February.
A summary of the work-planning retreat, background papers and resources are available here.
This month, I’m proud to spotlight UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, a founding partner of PMNCH and a member of the UN Agencies Constituency since 2005. UNFPA is also a global leader in the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM), which harms 3 million girls annually.
UNFPA is co-leading the Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and Sexual. Reproductive Health and Rights of the Generation Equality Forum and is committed to empowering communities through consensus-building and collective public abandonment of the practice of FGM. PMNCH joins hands with UNFPA as a member of the Action Coalition and is committed to equipping national stakeholders from its ten constituencies with advocacy tools and resources to mobilize governments to make financial and policy commitments to advance PMNCH’s COVID-19 Call to Action. Through its representative, Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, supported by senior officers, the agency plays a leadership role in PMNCH’s efforts on SRHR and adolescent health and well-being.
Read the full spotlight on UNFPA’s work and learn more here.
If you are a PMNCH member interested in being spotlighted, please email pmnch@who.int (subject: Partner Spotlight) and we will follow up for more information.
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Explore the new hub, check out what's happening in the women's, children's and adolescents' health and well-being space, and share your events so we can feature them ➝ here!
Launch of new WHO-UNICEF report on formula milk marketing
23 February ¦Event 1:10h00-11h30 CET ¦ Event 2: 11h00-12h30 EST
Join WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and partners on Wednesday 23 February to launch a new WHO-UNICEF report: How the marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding. This report – the largest of its kind to date – draws on the experiences of over 8,500 women and 300 health professionals across eight countries. It exposes the aggressive marketing practices used by the formula milk industry and the impact on babies and young children. The report calls for a whole-of-society response and outlines opportunities for action.
There will be two events to accommodate different time zones. More information and registration details are here.
This manual from WHO is a practical introductory guide to strengthen and build capacity for quantitative inequality monitoring in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH). The manual is paired with a workbook that encourages users to consider how each step of the inequality monitoring cycle can be adapted to SRMNCAH in a particular context.
Download here.
Midwives are critical for providing sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthcare, especially in the world’s most vulnerable places. A new systematic review in BMJ Global Health from Caroline SE Homer et al. identifies factors that enable high-quality midwifery services in humanitarian and fragile settings.
Read here.
This first in a future series of biennial reports on adolescent health & well-being describes WHO’s efforts to elevate adolescent health & well-being through collaboration, new initiatives and ambitious objectives with partners and adolescents. It also highlights the importance of the Global Consensus Statement on Meaningful Youth and Adolescent Engagement championed by PMNCH, FP2030 and IYAF.
Read here.
Women Deliver, Director, Communications
Women Deliver seeks an outstanding Director, Communications, to lead the organization into an ambitious period of communication and advocacy outreach, which will include but is not limited to: communications in the lead-up and at the next Women Deliver Conference (WD2023), strategic brand building, channel reach and engagement growth, increased visibility and thought leadership, and advocacy campaign creation and execution.
Apply here ¦ Deadline: 11 February
Evidence for Action (E4A), Project Director
The E4A-MamaYe project team at Options seeks a Project Director who is committed to making health systems more accountable and responsive to women's needs through grassroots advocacy partnerships. We are looking for someone to lead this innovative project in a transformative, sustainable way and uphold its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Apply here ¦ Deadline: 15 February
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