Prevention of Prematurity and Stillbirth_

ADVOCACY AND CORE Group Advocates!

Prevention of Prematurity and Stillbirth

Aaron EmmelSenior Policy AdvisorOctober 11, 2012

PATH’s Ten steps for developing a strategic advocacy agenda• Identify the population’s needs• Identify policy changes that will address

those needs• Identify decision-makers who can change

those policies• Why have they not done so?• What obstacles exist?

• Identify your organization’s strengths and weakness

• Identify others who have an interest in addressing the problem

• Identify resources, activities, and messages

• Determine how to evaluate success

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The key players

The Global Landscape

The US Government• The Administration• Congress

Other NGOs and Coalitions

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US Administration: What’s Happening

• “A Promise Renewed”• USAID Global Health Strategy 2012-16• Presidential Elections

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U.S. Administration: What’s HappeningGHI Results Framework

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U.S Administration: What’s Happening

USAID Child Survival Funding

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US Administration: USAID Global Health Bureau ReorganizationNew Offices:•Office of Health Systems (OHS): Karen Cavanaugh, KCavanaugh@USAID.gov•Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact (CAII): Wendy Taylor, WeTaylor@USAID.gov•Center of Excellence on Children in Adversity: Dr. Neil Boothby, NBoothby@USAID.gov•Office of Country Support (OCS): Dr. Janis Timberlake, JTimberlake@usaid.gov•Office of Policy, Programs and Planning (P3): Dr. Michael Zeilinger, MZeilinger@USAID.gov

New Division:•Malaria Division, within the Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition: Elizabeth Fox, EFox@USAID.gov

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U.S. Administration: New Models

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U.S. Administration: How CORE members can get involved• “A Promise Renewed”

• Provide evidence

• Global Health Strategy, New Leadership• Show impact• Encourage USAID to fulfill its commitments• Offer selves as expert resources• Add relevant metrics

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Congress: What’s Happening

ChampionsPotential global health legislation in next Congress

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Congress: What’s Happening

Budget

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Account FY2011 CR FY2012 Enacted

Continuing Resolution (+0.612% of FY2012)

Proposed Sequestration Cut(-8.2%)

Global Health and Child Survival (USAID)

$2.625 billion $2.641 billion -$215 million

Maternal and Child Health

$549 million

$605.55 million

$609.256 million

-$49.655 million

GAVI $100 million

Advocacy Community: What’s happening

• Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Roundtable• Contact: Annie Toro (atoro@psi.org) and Elizabeth Petoskey

(epetoskey@psi.org)• InterAction International Health in Relief and Development

Working Group• Contact: Danielle Heiberg (dheiberg@INTERACTION.ORG) and

Erin Jeffrey (ejeffery@INTERACTION.ORG)

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Advocacy Community: How CORE Group members can get involved

• Join the Roundtable• Contribute to letters, Hill visits, etc.

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Starting Points: Resources

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Looking ahead

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