john p skibiak, director reproductive health supplies coalition brussels, belgium handtohand...
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John P Skibiak, Director Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition
Brussels, Belgium
HANDtoHAND Campaign: reducing unmet need for family planning
by 100 million new users by 2015
The price tag of failing to address unmet need for family planning:
53 million unwanted pregnancies 390,000 maternal deaths 1.6 million newborn deaths 14.5 million unsafe abortions
The deadlock: unmet need for family planning since 1995
Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health
Country-led health plans, supported by increased, predictable and sustainable investment
Integrated delivery of health services and life-saving interventions
Access prevention, treatment and care Stronger health systems, with skilled health workers. Innovative approaches to financing, product
development and efficient health service delivery Improved monitoring and evaluation to ensure the
accountability of all actors for results.
Reducing unmet need by 100 million new users will mean:
56 million fewer unintended pregnancies 54 million fewer abortions 110,000 fewer mothers dying in pregnancy and
childbirth 1.4 million fewer infant deaths meeting the family planning needs of 80% of
all women in low- and middle-income countries
HANDtoHAND commitments can take many shapes and forms:
Financial resources Price reductions Program and policy changes New research New strategic partnerships
A new Global Alliance
“You can count on the United States and the Obama administration’s commitments to the successful achievement of this initiative” Hillary Clinton
“We are doubling the resources we devote from within our ring-fenced development budget as it rises to 0.7% of national income from 2013” Nick Clegg
“Our foundation has committed over 1.5 billion dollars in the next 5 years to support nutrition, family planning, maternal, newborn and child’s health programs” Melinda Gates
“For Australia, we will now invest 1.6 billion dollars in maternal and child health programmes to 2015” Kevin Rudd
Member commitments to date
Advance Family Planning APROFAM Bayer Schering Pharma CIES-UNAN CLAE Crown Agents DFID DKT Family Health International IPPF John Snow, Inc Merck/MSD
Marie Stopes International Netherlands MoFA Population Action International PATH Pathfinder Population Council PRISMA Population Services International UN Foundation UNFPA USAID WomanCare Global
Unpacking HANDtoHAND
Shape commitments by “unpacking” the 100 million metric
Incentivize commitments by defining program needs and facilitating access to resources
Monitor progress towards 100 million Ensure commitments are met through
meaningful support and effective communication
www.RHsupplies.org
Millions of women are reaching out—we are pledging our support to help put the power in their hands. Join us.