Background
Methods
Document review
Policy categories | 1963-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | 2001-2010 | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peace and security | 32 | 42% | 38 | 43% | 43 | 36% | 35 | 24% | 73 | 16% |
221
|
25%
|
Political affairs | 10 | 13% | 7 | 8% | 15 | 13% | 27 | 19% | 93 | 20% |
152
|
17%
|
African Union governance | 24 | 32% | 10 | 11% | 19 | 16% | 8 | 6% | 67 | 15% |
128
|
14%
|
Social affairs | 2 | 3% | 8 | 9% | 10 | 8% | 21 | 15% | 61 | 13% |
102
|
12%
|
Economic affairs | 2 | 3% | 4 | 5% | 22 | 18% | 25 | 17% | 48 | 11% |
101
|
11%
|
Cross-cutting policies | 3 | 4% | 10 | 11% | 4 | 3% | 10 | 7% | 48 | 11% |
75
|
8%
|
Rural economy, agriculture | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2% | 2 | 2% | 5 | 3% | 30 | 7% |
39
|
4%
|
Human resources, science, technology | 3 | 4% | 3 | 3% | 2 | 2% | 6 | 4% | 17 | 4% |
31
|
4%
|
Trade and industry | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2% | 2 | 2% | 6 | 4% | 15 | 3% |
25
|
3%
|
Infrastructure and energy | 0 | 0% | 4 | 5% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 1% |
10
|
1%
|
Total
|
76
|
100%
|
88
|
100%
|
120
|
100%
|
143
|
100%
|
457
|
100%
|
884
|
100%
|
1963-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | 2001-2010 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other social affairs | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
45
|
Women's and children's health | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
27
|
AIDS/TB/Malaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
21
|
Other health | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
9
|
Total
|
2
|
9
|
10
|
20
|
61
|
102
|
Discussions with key actors on policy implications of the findings of the document review
Limitations
Results
Historical trends in African Union policy-making
Policy frames for women's and children's health in 81 policies that mention health
Women's and Children's Health | MDG 6 | Other | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Procedural | 20 | 42% | 16 | 31% | 14 | 25% |
50
|
Advocacy | 15 | 31% | 17 | 33% | 17 | 30% |
49
|
Economic | 6 | 13% | 10 | 19% | 21 | 37% |
37
|
Health | 7 | 15% | 9 | 17% | 5 | 9% |
21
|
Total
|
48
|
100%
|
52
|
100%
|
57
|
100%
|
157
|
Accountability frame
Advocacy frame
Health frame
Economic frame
Discussion
Policy implications of the document review
Processes for improving prioritization of women's and children's health in African Union policy-making
Regional institutions and their roles in the prioritization process
Actor networks and advocacy efforts
Conclusion
Using a wider range of policy frames and strengthening the evidence base
Strengthen regional institutions and actor networks, and improve partner coordination
Policy-making for better health
Annex 1-List of African Union health policy documents analysed
All African Union Policies that mention the word 'heath'-Keyword search-health
Additional policies identified through a review of subset of policies in African Union Social Affairs department based on established department themes
Annex 2-Questions to interviewers
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The prioritization of women's and children's health in the African Union; whether this could be improved;
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Which mechanisms and actors have contributed to the prioritization or de-prioritization of women's and children's health; and how these same mechanisms and actors could improve prioritization.
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Their perception of the value placed on African Union policies by states and development partners, and how this value could be increased.