Evaluation Report of the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Maternity in Africa 2009 -2019

The evaluation of CARMMA campaign from the period May 2009 to December 2018 was commissioned by the African Union Commission (AUC), Department of Social Affairs to determine the relevance, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the campaign and to make recommendations that would allow the campaign to further contribute to the reduction of maternal, newborn and child deaths and the achievement of the AU’s ‘Transformational Agenda 2063’, the global sustainable Agenda 2030 and other global commitments. The evaluation comprised of a literature and data review, interviews with key stakeholders throughout Africa, an assessment of national MNCH indicators and a comparative analysis of the 48 African member states that had launched the CARMMA campaign by the end of 2017.