H4+ High Burden Country Initiative (HBCI)
In September 2010 the United Nations Secretary-General launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. As part of their broader responses, the UN health agencies - “H4+” (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, World Bank, WHO) - collectively proposed to support a group of countries with some of the highest numbers of maternal and newborn mortality to strengthen evidence-based policy and its implementation.
The Alliance is working with UNFPA, UNICEF, UNWOMEN and WHO to support the assessment and planning of midwifery practices in four African francophone countries - Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Mali and Togo.
Latest HBCI Updates
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New technical brief analyses Every Woman Every Child Commitments from an HRH perspective
15 April 2013 -
H4+ High Burden Countries Initiative – Progress Update
HBCI Short overview of progress from July to September 2012.
1 September 2012 -
High Burden Country Initiative (HBCI) update for Democratic Republic of Congo
2 July 2012 -
France's support for Muskoka initiative in Guinea, Togo, Mali, DRC
16 May 2012