Resources

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Event Materials | English | 2022

CHAIN Study Webinar Recording - October 19, 2022

Recording of Child Health Task Force webinar discussing findings from the Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network study on October 19, 2022.

Presentation | English | 2022

Digital Tools for Quality Care Presentation (UNICEF, Pathfinder) - October 4, 2022

Presentation given during the webinar co-hosted by the Digital Health and Innovations and Quality of Care subgroups of the Child Health Task Force on October 4, 2022.

Digital Tools for Quality Care Presentation (UNICEF, Pathfinder) - October 4, 20224.39 MB
Event Materials | English | 2022

Digital Tools for Quality Care Recording - October 4, 2022

Recording of the Digital Health & Innovations and Quality of Care subgroups' webinar on digital tools for improving quality care for children on October 4, 2022.

Report | English | Honduras, Malawi | 2022

A Review of Child Focused Multisectoral Programming in Africa and Latin America

This paper presents findings from a literature review and two case studies (The Honduras McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Project and the Malawi Tiwalere II Project) commissioned by the Child Health Task Force between November 2021 to August 2022 to inform the multisectoral approach to child health programming. The findings include successes and failures in implementing multisectoral action for children and lessons learned from collaborating across sectors.

A Review of Child Focused Multisectoral Programming in Africa and Latin America695.46 KB
Tool | English | 2022

Critical Shifts for Re-imagining TA and Capacity Strengthening - September 2022

Co-created by local stakeholders in the DRC and Nigeria and refined and validated during the phase two co-creation process, the critical shifts are a bridge between the identified challenges of current TA and capacity strengthening approaches and the vision for the future.

Critical Shifts for Re-imagining TA and Capacity Strengthening - September 2022834.51 KB
Journal Article | English | 2022

Exploring system drivers of gender inequity in development assistance for health and opportunities for action

Gates Open Research journal article sharing findings from phase two of the Re-imagining Technical Assistance project with a focus on gender equity

Journal Article | English | 2022

Critical barriers to sustainable capacity strengthening in global health: a systems perspective on development assistance

Gates Open Research journal article sharing findings from phase two of the Re-imagining Technical Assistance project

Tool | English | 2022

Six System Syndromes: Systematic Barriers to Achieving the Gender Equity in Technical Assistance for Health

These syndromes were mapped as part of the two-phase Re-imagining Technical Assistance project. In the second phase, the Inter-agency Working Group (The Gates Foundation, USAID, and The World Bank) along with a diverse group of stakeholders from across 13 countries came together to explore and map how donor structures, processes, and norms pose challenges to achieving the critical shifts.

Six System Syndromes: Systematic Barriers to Achieving the Gender Equity in Technical Assistance for Health465.12 KB
Tool | English | 2022

Nine System Syndromes: Systematic Barriers to Achieving the Critical Shifts for Capacity Strengthening

These syndromes were mapped as part of the two-phase Re-imagining Technical Assistance project. In the second phase, the Inter-agency Working Group (The Gates Foundation, USAID, and The World Bank) along with a diverse group of stakeholders from across 13 countries came together to explore and map how donor structures, processes, and norms pose challenges to achieving the critical shifts. Based on these insights, we identified nine system syndromes which represent systemic barriers to achieving the critical shifts. 

Nine System Syndromes: Systematic Barriers to Achieving the Critical Shifts for Capacity Strengthening483.65 KB
Tool | English | 2022

The Principles Framework: 20 Principles for Good Technical Assistance

As part of the Re-imagining Technical Assistance project (2018-2021), co-creation teams in the DRC and Nigeria developed design principles for good technical TA, which were synthesized and organized into a framework of four domains of change. Each domain of change included a set of design principles that address underlying issues while recommending actions for change. During the second phase of this initiative, these principles were updated to leverage insights from the system mapping co-creation process.

The Principles Framework: 20 Principles for Good Technical Assistance153.83 KB
Presentation | English | 2022

Multi-sectoral Approaches Session 4 Presentation - September 20, 2022

Presentation slides from the final session of Multi-sectoral Approaches to Child Health discussion series hosted by the Re-imagining the Package of Care for Children subgroup.

Multi-sectoral Approaches Session 4 Presentation - September 20, 2022438.95 KB
Event Materials | English | 2022

Multi-sectoral Approaches Session 4 Recording - September 20, 2022

Recording of the final session in the Multi-sectoral Approaches to Child Health discussion series hosted by the Re-imagining the Package of Care for Children subgroup.

Event Materials | English | Tanzania | 2022

EECC Webinar Recording - Sept 14, 2022

Recording of the webinar co-hosted by the Implementation Science and Quality of Care subgroups on the Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) approach.

Presentation | English | Tanzania | 2022

EECC Webinar Presentation (UNICEF, Muhimbili University, Ifakara Health Institute) - Sept 14, 2022

Presentation given during the webinar co-hosted by the Implementation Science and Quality of Care subgroups on the Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) approach on September 14, 2022.

EECC Webinar Presentation (UNICEF, Muhimbili University, Ifakara Health Institute) - Sept 14, 20224.11 MB
Event Materials | English | Ethiopia | 2022

Integrating the Private Sector Session One Recording - September 8, 2022

Recording of session one of the webinar series co-hosted by the Private Sector Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation and Quality of Care subgroups, Integrating the Private Sector into National Child Health Programs and Reporting.

Event Materials | English | Ethiopia | 2022

Integrating the Private Sector Session One Presentation (EPHI & Merid) - September 8, 2022

Presentation given during the first session of the webinar series co-hosted by the Private Sector Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation and Quality of Care subgroups: Integrating the Private Sector into National Child Health Programs and Reporting. This session, on September 8, 2022, focused on lessons from Ethiopia in delivering quality child health services in private facilities and data reporting within national systems. Presenters included a private sector engagement consultant from CHS Advisory and the Ethiopia Public Health Institute.

Integrating the Private Sector Session One Presentation (EPHI & Merid) - September 8, 20225.49 MB
Event Materials | French | Senegal | 2022

Kawolor Senegal Webinar Recording - August 25, 2022

Recording of webinar hosted by the Nutrition subgroup sharing learnings from Kawolor project in Senegal on August 25, 2022.

Presentation | English | India | 2022

Manyata QoC & PSE Presentation (Ariadne Labs, Jhpiego India, MSD for Mothers) - August 23, 2022

Presentation given during webinar co-hosted by the QoC and PSE subgroups of the Child Health Task Force on August 23, 2022, Improving Quality of Newborn and Child Health Services in Private Facilities: Lessons from Manyata Project in India

Manyata QoC & PSE Presentation (Ariadne Labs, Jhpiego India, MSD for Mothers) - August 23, 20222.15 MB
Event Materials | English | India | 2022

Manyata Webinar Recording - August 23, 2022

Recording of webinar co-hosted by the QoC and PSE subgroups of the Child Health Task Force on August 23, 2022, Improving Quality of Newborn and Child Health Services in Private Facilities: Lessons from Manyata Project in India

Presentation | English | Senegal | 2022

Kawolor Senegal Nutrition Subgroup Presentation (Feed the Future) - August 25, 2022

English version of the slides presented during the webinar hosted by the Nutrition subgroup of the Child Health Task Force on August 25, 2022: Addressing Food Insecurity for Children through a Multisector Approach: Learning from Feed the Future Senegal Kawolor. 

Kawolor Senegal Nutrition Subgroup Presentation (Feed the Future) - August 25, 20222.17 MB