Overview of the Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of Childhood illness Task Force

Dyness Kasungami The Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP)

Spring Core Group Practitioners’ Conference April 13-17, 2015

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Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of Childhood Illness Task Force

Multilateral agencies Bilateral agencies Non-governmental

organizations Academic institutions

A global association working to promote integrated community-level management of childhood illness

iCCM Task Force Objectives Advocate for adoption of iCCM for populations with limited

access to facility-based treatment services.

Ensure that countries are receiving state-of-the-art information on best practices, tools, technical assistance for planning, resource mobilization & implementation of iCCM.

Provide a forum for implementers and funders of iCCM programs to share implementation experience & tools.

Promote operations and implementation research on iCCM.

How the Task Force Operates

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Steering Committee

USAID UNICEF

WHO Save the Children

MCSP

Secretariat

Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP)

based in Washington, D.C.

Thematic-Based Subgroups 1. Costing & Financing 4. Nutrition 2. Monitoring & Evaluation 5. Operations Research 3. Supply Chain Mgmt 6.Demand Generation

Resource Center

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CCMCentral.com

Centralizes resources Gives access to a wide range

of implementation tools Provides examples of

promising practices

CCMCentral Key Resources

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CCM Benchmarks

Tools for each phase of implementation

Advocacy Joint statements, strategic and

implementation plans Programming Training guidelines, job aids Indicator Guide based on the

iCCM benchmarks Logistics management

CCMCentral Key Resources

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Documentation/Information Articles Reports Country Experiences Upcoming Events ICCM Symposium – presentations Funding tools: Global Fund New Funding

Mechanism

Join the CCM TF to

• Normative Access normative standards and resources for iCCM policy advocacy, implementation, & scale-up Disseminate evidence for advocacy and

best practices in implementation Network, learn and share to shape the

future of iCCM programs and child health

Conclusion

Visit www.ccmcentral.com

Contact the secretariat Join to share

& learn.

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For more information, please visit www.mcsprogram.org

This presentation was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under the terms of the Cooperative Agreement AID-OAA-A-14-00028. The contents are the responsibility of the authors and do not

necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

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