The second African Union International Conference on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (ICMNCH) was held last week. Over 700 delegates from 25 African countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to take stock of progress and re-strategize how to reduce maternal and child deaths on the continent.

Options held its first French-language workshop to support civil society engage with the Global Financing Facility (GFF), whose processes can be complex and tricky to navigate. The workshop provided a platform for francophone civil society to share experiences and learning on effective engagement.

This week, global leaders are meeting in Kazakhstan to reaffirm their commitments to strengthening primary health care to achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals.