The 3gS CONTRIBUTION TO Health systems strengtheningSave The Children International

Introduction

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children, comprised of 29 international member organisations operating in over 68 countries. Save the Children UK (SCUK) is one of the member organisations.

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

We do whatever it takes for children - every day and in times of crisis - transforming their lives and the future we share.

We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

Our vision

Our vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.

Our mission

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Our values

We are committed to ensuring our resources are used as efficiently as possible, in order that we can focus them on achieving maximum impact for children.

Background

The importance of health systems strengthening

Covid-19 has had major consequences for both health and social systems. We have seen major drawbacks in reaching the SDGs, impacting on children's right in health, nutrition, education, social security etc. In order to overcome the health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to prepare for future pandemics, we need to ensure health systems worldwide become more resilient.

Health systems strengthening (HSS) is a key component for resilient health systems and the most sustainable approach to providing universal health coverage and primary health care for all children. Global health initiatives (GHI) such as the Gavi vaccine alliance (GAVI), the Global Financing Facility (GFF)and the Global Fund (GF), otherwise known as the 3Gs, have a big role to play. They have historically proven to be effective and efficient in building strong and resilient health systems.

The 3Gs have played a significant part in leading their respective pillars in the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) to provide interventions to LMICs in the fight against COVID-19. The Health System and Response Connector (HSRC) Pillar, supported by the Global Fund and the GFF is the least funded of the pillars yet has a significant role to play in providing health systems support to LMICs.

We need to ensure that appropriate financing and policy support is provided to allow for the 3Gs to scale up and expand their engagement in HSS in all the countries they support.

Service requirements

We are seeking to commission this policy brief for advocacy purposes targeted at key global health milestone such as the Germany's presidency of the G7 in 2022, and to also feed into our broader health policy and financing asks.

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Contract

As a donor funded body SCUK is committed to ensuring our resources are used as efficiently as possible, in order that we can focus them on achieving maximum impact for children and that our arrangements with third party suppliers represent value for money. We expect this approach to be demonstrated from any contractor it does business with. The successful bidder will be asked to sign Save the Children's standard services agreement.

It is SCUK policy to pay for work in arrears on 30-day payment terms.