Realizing the promise of The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Health Policy Plan. 2017 Sep 1;32(7):1072-1076. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czx018.

Abstract

Reflecting on Storeng and Béhague ("Lives in the balance": the politics of integration in the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. Health Policy and Planning Storeng and Béhague (2016).) historical ethnography of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), this commentary provides a more current account of PMNCH's trajectory since its inception in 2005. It highlights PMNCH's distinct characteristics and how it is positioned to play an instrumental role in the current global health landscape.

Keywords: Every Woman Every Child; Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH); multi-stakeholder platforms Global Strategy for Women's Children's and Adolescents' Health; sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH).

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Developing Countries
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Maternal Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Pregnancy
  • Public-Private Sector Partnerships / organization & administration*