National Evaluation Capacity Development (NECD) is a fundamental norm endorsed by UNEG. As quoted in our 2018 Revised Evaluation Policy: “UNICEF seeks to help national authorities to evaluate their own programmes and to contribute to the strengthening of evaluation capacity in countries”. The...
The GDC hosts several webinars around various topics. Join us to listen, share and become a part of the solution. COVID-19 and Intergenerational Equity | 10 September 2021 at 9:00AM (EDT) Here is a list of past webinars VACCINE EQUITY: How do we get there? #BOURE2020 Webinar Series: Ending...
Country-led SDG evaluations: the missing piece of the jigsaw? Friday, 9 July 2021 | 13:00 – 14:30 EDT | 19:00 – 20:30 CEST Join here: https://unicef.zoom.us/j/93331419119 Jointly organized by UNICEF, WFP, UN-Women, EvalPartners, IDEAS, and the Office to the Senior Special Assistant to the President...
Executive Summary The Start Free Stay Free AIDS Free report reveals a mixed story. The global targets set for 2018 have been missed by a wide margin in some subregions and countries. Some countries, however, have shown impressive progress and achieved success across all the target areas. These...
This toolkit proposes three areas for advocacy for first ladies to take the Free to Shine campaign forward, bearing in mind the specific needs of their country: ADVOCACY FOCUS 1: Keeping women and girls HIV-free. ADVOCACY FOCUS 2: Preventing vertical transmission of HIV. ADVOCACY FOCUS 3: Finding...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF THE EVALUATION UNICEF Zimbabwe contracted hera to conduct the mid-term evaluation of the current HIV/AIDS programme. The evaluation was carried out from January-June 2019. The UNICEF Zimbabwe HIV and AIDS Programme is a five-year programme that commenced in 2016 and...
Background The HIV prevalence rate amongst pregnant women in Namibia has gone down from 18.2 per cent in 2012 to 16.9 per cent in 2014. A significant portion of the pregnant women are adolescent mothers. HIV testing and counselling (HTC) remains a key HIV intervention as an entry point to accessing...
This paper aims to determine the mother-to-child transmission rate in a programmatic setting and to determine factors associated with loss-to-follow-up (LTFU). Abstract Introduction Loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) throughout the Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) cascade remains one of the...
This article illustrates scientific innovation being used to fight diseases. In this case, a Chinese doctor genetically modified twin girls to become immune to HIV, human immunodeficiency virus. While this experiment was criticized by many as unethical, it was also deemed groundbreaking as we look...