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Sudan commits to increase the total health sector expenditure from 6.2% in 2008 to 15% by 2015. Sudan commits to guarantee immediately free universal access to Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services including Immunization, Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI), Nutrition, Antenatal Care (ANC), delivery care, post-natal care, and child spacing services to target all women and children. Sudan also commits to train and employ at least 4,600 midwives focusing on states with the highest maternal mortality ratios and the lowest proportion of births attended by trained p...[more]
This Forum consists of around 300 CSOs to make the needed awareness raising and advocacy through all parts of the country -Sudan, in direct collaboration with the government responsible body, to train and work on the implementation of the SDGs. The Forum will coordinate with the different concerned stakeholders within the country and abroad. Although, the country is lagging behind in the implementation of the MDGs, the intention is to prioritize the gaps to reach the utmost possible outcomes. Youth, women, marginalized communities will be consulted on all the stages and encouraged to own ...[more]
Africa's large youth population presents a complex problem that requires strategic investments in education, health, energy, skills, economic reforms and good governance. At a time when sub-Saharan Africa is going through significant changes in economic, social and political, technological and environmental frontiers, some youth across Africa are being left out. YALI is set out to equip the next generation of skilled young African leaders. The objective in this partnership is to proactively engage, develop, and support the young leaders, exposing them to leadership tools, models and diversit...[more]
