At the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) Family Health Department meeting in February 2019, participants were introduced to the Nurturing Care Framework in relation to the Department’s Q1 plan. Attendees included UN agencies (UNFPA), INGOs (CHAI, FHI 360) & USAID. The Framework is helping MOHCC identify gapsRead More →
This guidance note was prepared by staff from WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank Group, the ECD Action Network and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. It specifically targets the health sector and aims to catalyse country-level dialogue and action focusing on health service delivery and systems strengthening whileRead More →
In October 2018 a delegation from Mozambique participated in a multi-country stakeholders’ consultation to operationalize the Nurturing Care Framework within the health sector (more details on the meeting here). In March 2019 the Ministry of Social Affairs, in collaboration with partners, introduced the Nurturing Care Framework and defined roles atRead More →
In July 2018, the Early Childhood Development Network of Kenya organized the 2nd National Early Childhood Development (ECD) Stakeholders’ Conference. Participants included county government representatives, national government representatives from the ministries of education, health, and social protection; UN agencies; private sector representatives, donors and academics. The purpose of the eventRead More →
An inter-ministerial meeting was held to discuss the finalization of the early childhood development (ECD) strategy. Presentations on the Nurturing Care Framework were made. The ministries represented included: Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social Affairs (Higher Council of Childhood). The ECD strategy is being co-ledRead More →
The Ministry of Health is using the Nurturing Care Framework to develop the country’s early childhood development model, which will be piloted in the second half of 2019. The Framework guides the country in integrating multi-sectoral efforts in the national ECD programme.Read More →
Home visiting by nurses has been identified as a key entry point for strengthening the health sector and operationalizing the Nurturing Care Framework in Montenegro. The training modules contain modules on NCF, complimented by modules from ECARO and ISSA. The 2018 training included 24 representatives including those from the MinistryRead More →
22-23 October 2019 | Podgorica, Montenegro “Investing in the Early Years – Conference on Fiscal and Public Administration Imperatives for Early Childhood Development ” will be held in Montenegro. The conference will have a strong focus on the nurturing care components. A series of three papers will be presented, providingRead More →
In October 2018 a multi-country stakeholders’ consultation took place in Nairobi, Kenya to operationalize the Nurturing Care Framework within the health sector (more). Following this meeting, in October 2018, the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare hosted a national ECD conference in Malawi, at which the Nurturing CareRead More →
In February 2019 the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office – Children’s Unit convened a meeting to develop a multi-sectoral early childhood care and development framework for the Kingdom of Eswatini, aligned to the Nurturing Care Framework. The Framework will leverage existing services to facilitate scaling up the delivery of essential care,Read More →
The Partnership for Maternal Newborn & Child Health held its annual accountability breakfast on Sunday September 22, 2019 in New York. This year’s theme was “Leaving no woman, child or adolescent behind on the road to UHC.” UNICEF launched the expanded and updated set of country profiles on early childhoodRead More →
