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Why Work with Partners?

Deborah Maine

Director, AMDD

Mailman School of Public Health

Columbia University

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AMDD =

AVERTING MATERNAL

DEATH & DISABILITY

PROGRAM

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AMDD

Began: May 1999

Funded by:

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Budget: $50 million over 5 years

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Our Goal

Improve the:

availability, quality &

utilization of EmOC *

* Emergency Obstetric Care

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The Crucial Fact

Once a woman is pregnant

most serious obstetric complications

cannot be predicted or prevented,

but they can be treated.

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Therefore,

All pregnant women

need access to

emergency obstetric care

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AMDD Strategy

Work through “project partners” Involve “technical partners” Promote replication & synergy

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AMDD Project Partners

UNICEF UNFPA CARE RPMM Network Save the Children RHR Consortium

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AMDD Technical Partners

Include: FHI EngenderHealth (was AVSC) John Snow Inc. Indian Institute of Management Johns Hopkins University

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Key Program Elements

TECHNICAL

MANAGEMENTHUMAN RIGHTS

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AMDD-SupportedProjects

ASIA: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (2), Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

AFRICA: Ethiopia, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania & RPMM Network (19 countries)

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AMDD-SupportedProjects (cont.)

LATIN AMERICA: Nicaragua, Peru Central Asia: Tajikistan Other:

RHR Consortium (12 countries)Women’s Groups

Leadership Fund

FIGO: Awards, Journal

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Benefits of Partnership

efficiency economy experience

creativity replicability sustainability

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Efficiency & Economy

Our partners have: country offices field staff agreements with governments

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Experience & Creativity

Partner staff have worked: in many settings on various kinds of programs.

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Replicability & Sustainability

Our Partners have: worldwide networks long-term involvement

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AMDD’s Role

Maintain focus Provide technical input Promote sharing

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The AMDD Global Network

Columbia University +

Project Partners +

Technical Partners +

Governments +

Communities

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AMDD WEBSITE

See our website for publications, our newsletter (in 3 languages) etc.

WWW.AMDD.HS.COLUMBIA.EDU