Resources

Welcome to the Child Health Task Force Resource Library. This database hosts a range of documents from agencies and organizations working on child health programming. When using the search function, please be as specific as possible. More specific search language will return the most appropriate results. Resources are available for download for further reading and can be sent via email or other social media platforms for ease of sharing.

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Presentation | English | Uganda, Mozambique | 2019

GFF Process, Country Advocacy for CH Commodities Presentation - Financing Subgroup Meeting - October 22, 2019

Presentation slides from the Financing and Resource Planning Subgroup meeting on October 22, 2019, "Advocating for Child Health Commodities in Country Investment Cases: Successes and Lessons Learned."

GFF Process, Country Advocacy for CH Commodities Presentation - Financing Subgroup Meeting - October 22, 20192.95 MB
Presentation | English | Kenya, Senegal, Zambia | 2019

STT Landscape Review Presentation: Expansion Subgroup - September 17, 2019

Presentation by Lynette Friedman and Cathy Wolfheim on the Landscape Analysis of Survive, Thrive and Transform Interventions for Children to the Expansion of the Child Health Package Subgroup during the September 17, 2019 meeting.

STT Landscape Review Presentation: Expansion Subgroup - September 17, 20192.09 MB
Presentation | English | 2019

CCM in Emergencies Guide - J. Koepsell (Save the Children, 2019) CHEHS Subgroup Meeting - September 6, 2019

Presentation "CCM in Emergencies Guide" given by Jeanne Koepsell (Save the Children) to the Child Health in Emergency Subgroup members during their meeting on September 6, 2019.

CCM in Emergencies Guide - J. Koepsell (Save the Children, 2019) CHEHS Subgroup Meeting - September 6, 20191.64 MB
Presentation | English | Pakistan | 2019

PSE in Pediatric TB Presentation (F. Amanullah) PSE Subgroup Meeting - September 5, 2019

Presentation titled "Private Sector Engagement in Pediatric TB: Experience from Karachi, Pakistan" given by Farhana Amanullah, Pediatrician and Chair of the Child and Adolescent TB Working Group, to PSE Subgroup Members during the September 5, 2019 meeting.

PSE in Pediatric TB Presentation (F. Amanullah) PSE Subgroup Meeting - September 5, 20191.04 MB
Report | English | Nigeria | 2019

Re-imagining Technical Assistance: Nigeria Status Update (JSI & Sonder, 2019)

This report provides a status update for the Re-imagining Technical Assistance Project in Nigeria as of May 2019.

Re-imagining Technical Assistance: Nigeria Status Update (JSI & Sonder, 2019)1.77 MB
Report | English | Nigeria | 2019

Re-imagining Technical Assistance: Intent Workshop Recap Nigeria (JSI & Sonder, 2019)

This document aims to capture the raw conversations and ideas generated during the first co-creation workshop that took place June 24-25, 2019 to re-imagine technical assistance in Nigeria.

Re-imagining Technical Assistance: Intent Workshop Recap Nigeria (JSI & Sonder, 2019)17.29 MB
Report | English | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2019

Re-imagining Technical Assistance: Insights and Opportunities Report DRC (JSI & Sonder, 2019)

This document is a deliverable of the Explore phase of the design process to re-imagine technical assistance in the DRC. The document contains high level descriptions of the activities conducted and detailed descriptions descriptions of the outputs generated.

Re-imagining Technical Assistance: Insights and Opportunities Report DRC (JSI & Sonder, 2019)5.28 MB
Report | English | Senegal, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Rwanda | 2019

Landscape Analysis of STT Interventions for Children (L. Friedman & C. Wolfheim, MCSP 2019)

The Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), conducted a review on behalf of the Child Health Task Force to explore countries’ experiences adding thrive and transform interventions to platforms used to deliver child survival interventions. The review seeks to map out existing global guidance and understand operational experiences primarily in three African countries, Kenya, Senegal and Zambia, with some examples also presented from Ghana and Rwanda.

Landscape Analysis of STT Interventions for Children (L. Friedman & C. Wolfheim, MCSP 2019)3.68 MB
Meeting Minutes | English | 2019

PSE Subgroup Meeting Notes - August 27, 2019

Notes from the August 27, 2019 meeting of the Private Sector Engagement Subgroup.

PSE Subgroup Meeting Notes - August 27, 2019312.71 KB
Presentation | English | 2019

PSE Policy Presentation (Susan Ross, USAID) - PSE Subgroup Meeting - August 27, 2019

Presentation by Susan Rae Ross, Sr. Private Sector Engagement Advisor at USAID/Global Health, to PSE Subgroup Members during the August 27, 2019 meeting. The presentation provides an overview of USAID's PSE Policy and PSE Learning and Evidence Plan.

PSE Policy Presentation (Susan Ross, USAID) - PSE Subgroup Meeting - August 27, 20191.03 MB
Report | English | 2019

PSE Policy (USAID) - PSE Subgroup Meeting - August 27, 2019

This document outlines USAID's Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Policy. The purpose of the policy is to accomplish the following: 1. Set forth the vision and operating principles that will guide and advance USAID's engagement with the private sector, with an emphasis on promoting U.S. economic growth; 2. Illustrate ways USAID can consistently and comprehensively integrate private-sector engagement into the Agency's operating model and programming across sectors; and 3. Clarify and harmonize concepts, terminology, and definitions.

PSE Policy (USAID) - PSE Subgroup Meeting - August 27, 20192.94 MB
Guide | English | 2019

PSE Evidence and Learning Plan (USAID) - PSE Subgroup Meeting - August 27, 2019

This Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Evidence and Learning Plan was developed by USAID to service as a guide to set the direction for key activities that will strengthen and improve the use of evidence in decision-making on PSE approaches. The plan focuses on research activities to fill gaps in evidence on effective PSE as well as championing the development of meaningful indicators of PSE. This document was provided as a resource to members during the August 27, 2019 meeting of the PSE Subgroup.

PSE Evidence and Learning Plan (USAID) - PSE Subgroup Meeting - August 27, 20192.56 MB
Presentation | English | Nigeria | 2019

Findings from the EQuiPP Approach (MCSP, 2019) PSE Subgroup - July 30, 2019

Presentation at the July 30, 2019 meeting of the Private Sector Engagement Subgroup by Michel Pacqué (Child Health Team Lead) and Kate Gilroy (Senior Child Health and MMEL Technical Advisor) on behalf of the MCSP Nigeria MNCH Program Child Health Team. 

Full presentation title: Findings from the Enhancing Quality iCCM through Proprietary and Patent Medical Vendors (PPMV) and Partnerships (EQuiPP) Approach - "Can PPMV's provide quality health services in the communities where they serve?"

Findings from the EQuiPP Approach (MCSP, 2019) PSE Subgroup - July 30, 20192.48 MB
Meeting Minutes | English | 2019

Nutrition Subgroup Meeting Notes - July 18, 2019

Notes from the July 18, 2019 meeting of the Nutrition and Child Health Subgroup.  

Nutrition Subgroup Meeting Notes - July 18, 2019116.65 KB
Journal Article | English | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2019

Who are the real CHWs in DRC? - (BMJ Global Health, 2019)

This BMJ Global Health article examines the role of traditional healers in care seeking and case management for childhood illness and malnutrition in Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The findings imply that traditional healers may be acting as de facto CHWs in many settings and that policymakers should engage with and consider this group of health workers when planning child health services.

Who are the real CHWs in DRC - (BMJ Global Health, 2019)395.99 KB
Report | English | Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mali | 2019

Improving Nutrition Services Workshop Report (MCSP, 2019)

Workshop report detailing the 2018 Improving Nutrition Services in the Care of the Ill and Vulnerable Newborn and Child workshop hosted by USAID in collaboration with UNICEF, WHO, and USAID's flagship Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) and its outcomes. 

Improving Nutrition Services Workshop Report (MCSP, 2019)2.53 MB
Meeting Minutes | English | 2019

Nutrition Subgroup Meeting Notes - May 16, 2019

  Notes from the May 16, 2019 meeting of the Nutrition and Child Health Subgroup.  

 

Nutrition Subgroup Meeting Notes - May 16, 2019198.11 KB
Meeting Minutes | English | 2019

Nutrition Subgroup Meeting Notes - January 24, 2019

Notes from the January 24, 2019 meeting of the Nutrition and Child Health Subgroup.  

 

Nutrition Subgroup Meeting Notes - January 24, 2019134.16 KB
Meeting Minutes | English | 2019

M&E Subgroup Meeting Notes - February 13, 2019

  Notes from the February 13, 2019 meeting of the M&E Subgroup.  

 

M&E Subgroup Meeting Notes - February 13, 2019737.8 KB
Meeting Minutes | English | 2019

M&E Subgroup Meeting Notes - January 9, 2019

Notes from the January 9, 2019 meeting of the M&E Subgroup.

M&E Subgroup Meeting Notes - January 9, 2019622.55 KB