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Mobilizing for Change IEEE Humanitarian Workshop October 18, 2008

Mobilizing for Change IEEE Humanitarian Workshop October 18, 2008. Introduction to the United Nations Foundation. Created in 1998 with Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. UN Foundation Core Platform. UN Catalyst. Grant Making. Advocacy.

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Mobilizing for Change IEEE Humanitarian Workshop October 18, 2008

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  1. Mobilizing for ChangeIEEE Humanitarian WorkshopOctober 18, 2008

  2. Introduction to theUnited Nations Foundation Created in 1998 with Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities.

  3. UN Foundation Core Platform UN Catalyst Grant Making Advocacy Partnership The United Nations Foundation is an advocate for the UN and a platform that connects people, ideas and capital to help the United Nations solve global problems.

  4. The UN Foundation’s Children’s Health Program works with the UN to help prevent childhood disease and mortality. • Stopping transmission of wild polio virus 2009 • Reducing Measles mortality 90% by 2010 • Covering the African continent with bednets for malaria prevention

  5. The UN Foundation’s Women and Population program works with the UN to promote gender equality and empower women and girls. • Increasing public and private investment in adolescent girls • Leveraging resources for in support of universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services and information • Strengthening United Nations Population Fund

  6. The UN Foundation’s Energy and Climate Change program works with the UN to help hurry the world’s transition toward a clean energy economy. • Bringing about an effective new climate change agreement by 2009 • Doubling the historical rate of energy efficiency globally • Encouraging clean energy development, especially sustainable bio-energy in the United States and developing nations

  7. The UN Foundation’s World Heritage program works with the UN to help conserve World Heritage sites and promotes livelihoods around the communities that depend on them. • Educating and engaging the tourism industry, travelers and local communities • Fostering start-up enterprises that demonstrate sustainable opportunities for communities around World Heritage sites • Creating market access to improve sustainable livelihoods for communities around World Heritage sites

  8. The UN Foundation’s Technology Partnership with Vodafone Foundation works to harnesses mobile technology tackling pressing UN global development and humanitarian challenges • Playing a leading role in employing mobile health solutions to support health systems, health providers and people in need  • Capacity building to enhance emergency communications preparedness and rapid response to disasters • Driving thought leadership on the social and economic benefit of mobile in the developing world – through research and innovation

  9. UN Foundation Partnerships • Strategicallyleverage business expertise and resources • Fiduciary services facilitate financial commitments • Manage nearly $400 million from dozens of partners

  10. $30 million Vodafone and UN Foundation commitment • Three focus areas: • mHealth for Development • Disaster Relief Communications • Innovation and Thought Leadership

  11. UNF-VGF Partnership Results • By the end of 2008, our mHealth programs will be implemented in 25 countries in three continents • In Kenya, the World Health Organization has contributed over $150K to scale our existing program throughout the country mHealth • Rapid emergency communications response support through WFP and TSF • Capacity building UN ICT emergency preparedness and response - building the first UN wide standard for ICT officers operations in disasters Disaster Communications • A bottom up technology challenge – identifying the technology needs of humanitarian stakeholders “on the ground” and in partnership with IEEE identifying corresponding technology solutions. IEEE’s membership base of 400K will be engaged. Humanitarian Technology Challenge • Published two studies focusing on the growing influence of mobile communications and financial access in the developing world and the use of mobile technology within operations of leading NGOs in the developing world Thought Leadership

  12. mHealth - Definition Education & Awareness Monitoring/ Compliance Disease/ Emergency Tracking Diagnostics/ Consultation • Definition: • The delivery of health-related services via mobile communications technology. • Examples: • Mobile access to health records - Medication monitoring • Patient monitoring - Outbreak surveillance • - Public health alerts - Training for health workers • - Nutrition awareness programs - Tracking behavior changes

  13. Overall • Mobile Software. Working with Datadyne.org and Nokia to create • effective mobile tools serving as standards for how WHO collects health • data across the world • Cost effective. Reducing cost and increasing effectiveness in how health • data is collected • Building sustainable programs. African governments and WHO are financially supporting the expansion of the program • Kenya • mHealth program used during a polio outbreak in Kenya • WHO has contributed financial resources to the program • Zambia • Uncovering low medicine inventory levels – helping the Ministry of • Health react quicker to shortages mHealth: Impact of our Work

  14. An Opportunity at Bellagio eHealth • The Rockefeller Foundation hosted a four-week conference on the topic of eHealth in the developing world • The month was divided into 8 components of eHealth • The topic of mHealth for Development was scheduled for the third week of the conference • 25 individuals attended representing multiple sectors – private and public sectors, government, academia and IGOs mHealth • The major outcome for the Bellagio sessions was to create partnerships • to advance the eHealth in the developing world Partnership • The development of an mHealth operating and incubation organization • The construction of four mHealth programs • Over 60 commitments from the meeting participants mHealth Outcomes

  15. Bellagio mHealth Participants

  16. mHealth Meeting Outcomes Agreement to construct an mHealth Alliance • Unanimous agreement and support from Bellagio attendees • Mission and vision statements developed and agreed • Funding and sponsorship committed • Commitments from >5 globally recognized organizations for membership • Announce the creation of an mHealth Alliance at GSMA in Barcelona Four pioneering mHealth programs defined by Bellagio participants • mDoc – A Hospital in your hands • mHealth for Positive Living – HIV treatment, Wellness and Support • CommCare – Tools for community health workers • Breakout – Ending the cycle of outbreaks

  17. mHealth Alliance Activities • Serve as the leading global advocate for mHealth in developing countries • Define the landscape of mHealth and develop standards for mHealth practitioners • Develop the business case for mHealth – providing information and best practices for the private and public sector to invest in and implement sustainable mHealth programs • Help ensure the policy environment is conducive for mHealth programs to be executed • Working with performance measurement and evaluation experts to rigorously measure program impact considering cost benefits and other indicators for success • Fund innovative mHealth programs executed by multi-sector partnerships

  18. Thank You

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