UNFPA MHTF 2019-2024
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In 2008 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched the Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF). MHTF is a thematic fund aiming at improving maternal and newborn health and wellbeing in countries with high burden of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity by supporting the strengthening of the countries health systems. The goal of the MHT...
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In 2008 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched the Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF). MHTF is a thematic fund aiming at improving maternal and newborn health and wellbeing in countries with high burden of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity by supporting the strengthening of the countries health systems. The goal of the MHTF in Phase III is to support countries to ensure the health, survival and rights of every woman, adolescent girl and newborn. The fund assists countries with high burdens of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in strengthening health systems to provide equitable and accountable access to quality sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health care. Sida has supported Phase I (2008-2013) and Phase II (2013-2017) of MHTF and this contribution refers to Phase III (2019-2022) and part of UNFPA’s strategic plan (2018-2021). Phase III is driven by a more comprehensive SRHR agenda and inclusion of newborn health. Further, Phase III of MHTF has a more pronounced focus on adolescents reproductive and sexual health and rights, access to safe abortion and post-abortion care, and support throughout women and girl’s lifespan.
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UNFPA/ Maternal Health Thematic Fund has had a strong focus on promoting equity in access, universal health coverage and improving accountablity and quality of care. MHTF has supported 32 high-priority countries to ensure an integration of SRHR in national Health Systems.The MHTF supported 32 countries with some of the highest rates of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity across five regions (the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, East and Southern Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and West and Central Africa, see Annex 2). In these countries, the MHTF took steps towards realizing the vision of universal health coverage byproviding maternal and newborn health care and creating demand for services; improving the quality of midwifery care, emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) and maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR); and preventing and treating fistula to ensure that the poorest of the poor can fulfil their basic human right to a healthy life. In 2021 The MHTF educated and trained 28,500 midwives in 2021, including 4,300 graduating from higher education bachelors and masters programmes and 7,800 from other UNFPA-supported pre-service programmes. The MHTF strengthened 747 midwifery schools by providing books, equipment, teaching models, training for tutors and/or school accreditation as per the standards of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM). It bolstered the clinical and teaching skills of over 500 tutors. To adapt to the pandemic and increased demands for remote learning, the MHTF supported the launch of 11 e-learning modules in East and Southern Africa, in collaboration with the World Continuing Education Alliance and the H6 partners (WHO, UNICEF, UN Women, UNAIDS and the World Bank). The modules helped train an additional 42,500 health workers in 2021, reaching 15 additional countries. Altogether, students accessed 83,480 midwifery training courses in East and Southern Africa alone, demonstrating wide-ranging, catalytic impact. In Asia and the Pacific, the midwifery online faculty development programme comprises six modules developed with MHTF support and delivered online through Zoom via the Moodle platform. The programme assisted 16 countries to build the capacities of new midwifery educators. Overall, through online courses, the MHTF almost tripled the number of midwifery trainings from 2020 to approximately 75,000 in 2021, including 28,500 in-service and pre-service trainings within MHTF-supported countries. Less than 10 years remain to eradicate fistula, given the 2030 goalpost of the Campaign to End Fistula. In 2021, the MHTF supported nearly 9,000 fistula repair surgeries; campaign partners assisted with thousands more. The MHTF provided technical and financial aid to 30 countries where obstetric fistula persists. This helped to prevent and treat cases and assist fistula survivors to successfully rebuild their lives through evidence-based interventions and policies. A total of 3,439 women and girls in 17 countries benefitted from various social reintegration programmes, including psychosocial counselling, skills-building for income generation and empowering sexual and reproductive health education, including on family planning. Reporting of results from 2022 will be updated in October 2023.
MHTF is a thematic fund aiming at improving maternal and newborn health and well being in countries with high burden of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity by strengthening of national health systems. The vision of the third phase of the fund is to support countries to ensuring the health, survival, and rights of every woman, adolescent girl and newborn, by supporting countries to strengthen their health systems for providing equitable and accountable access to quality sexual and reproductive and newborn health care. The fund is set up to provide strategic directions and technical assistance for the development, implementation and monitoring of maternal and newborn health interventions. The fund focuses on four key intervention areas: midwifery, comprehensive SRH in Emergency Obstetric and Newborn care (EmONC) facilities, obstetric fistula and other obstetric morbidities and Maternal (and Perinatal) Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR). MHTF, will contribute to UNFPA's Strategic Plan 2018-2021, in particular on: outcome 1: "Every woman, adolescent and youth everywhere, especially those furthest behind, has utilized integrated sexual and reproductive health services and exercised reproductive rights, free of coercion, discrimination and violence" and outcome 2: "Every adolescent and youth, in particular adolescent girls, is empowered to have access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, in all contexts". Through the following programme specific outcomes; Outcome 1 midwifery: Every woman and adolescent girl can access right based quality sexual and reproductive health information and services delivered by midwives and that are women centered, equitable and accountable. The objective of phase III is to further accelerate the delivery of quality midwifery care. Phase III will also support midwives to address the needs of SRHR of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged women and adolescent girls. Outcome 2 emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC): Every woman, adolescent girl and newborn in need of emergency obstetric and newborn care can access a referral maternity facility, staffed with skilled attendants at birth and monitored to deliver quality essential sexual and reproductive healthcare, including EmONC. In phase III there will be emphasis on implementing monitoring and quality improvement process for EmONC and SRH more broadly. Outcome 3 maternal (and perinatal) death surveillance and response (MPDSR): Causes of maternal and perinatal deaths are identified and addressed through MPDSR programmes. The objective of phase III are to improve notification of maternal deaths, increase the number and quality of maternal death reviews, and implement multisectoral responses to address root causes of maternal and perinatal deaths. Outcome 4 obstetric fistula and other obstetric morbidities: Every woman and adolescent girl can access quality sexual and reproductive health information and services to prevent and, if needed, to treat them from obstetric fistula and other obstetric morbidities. In phase III, MHTF will further strengthening national programmes for ending fistula and other obstetric morbidities. According to UNFPA, WASH is an integral part of quality and availability of services and care for women and girls. It is addressed through the program from different angels through quality assurance work, policies, implementation plans and in facilities. It is also addressed in training programs. However, UNFPA's role is generally to alert UNICEF if the water is not available in the maternity facility that falls under UNFPA support.
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