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Africa MNCH advocacy briefs: Driving progress through collaboration and accountability

Sub-Saharan Africa has made remarkable progress, yet approximately 490 mothers and more than 7,500 children under five years still die every day.

As global health funding decreases, protecting decades of progress and continuing to build toward a healthier future will require tackling persistent bottlenecks, strengthening civil society advocacy, and coordinating leadership across sectors. What is needed now is bold, sustained political will to ensure every mother, newborn, and child survives and thrives.

This published MNCH advocacy resource includes a Sub-Saharan Africa overview brief and country-specific briefs for Zambia, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. Together, they outline key calls to action policymakers, funders, and advocates to accelerate the progress needed to improve health outcomes for mothers and children.

Author(s): PATH’s Center for Advocacy and Policy

Corporate author(s): PATH

Publication date: March 2026

Available materials

    1. Accelerating maternal, newborn, and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa 448.5 KB PDF
    2. Accelerating maternal, newborn, and child health in Ethiopia 374.7 KB PDF
    3. Accelerating maternal, newborn, and child health in Tanzania 155.6 KB PDF
    4. Accelerating maternal, newborn, and child health in Uganda 350.3 KB PDF
    5. Accelerating maternal, newborn, and child health in Zambia 176.5 KB PDF