john p skibiak, director reproductive health supplies coalition brussels, belgium handtohand...

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

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Millions of women are reaching out—we are pledging our support to help put the power in their hands. Join us.