The main goal is to contribute to the improvement of the health and nutrition status of women and children in the Pacific in order to support the attainment of the national, regional and global targets. The programme will continue to contribute to accelerated reduction of neonatal, infant and under-five child mortality; improved maternal health with equity; It will address major killers of children (neonatal conditions, pneumonia, diarrhea and malnutrition) and risks to maternal health through identification of supply bottlenecks and advocacy and support for their removal.

National outcomes will anchor approaches through alignment under the Joint UN Action Plan with Pacific island country priorities, systems and practices to help ensure government-led and government-owned processes

Capacity development through systemic and iterative processes to strengthen capacity of national stakeholders to plan, coordinate, implement, monitor and evaluate, and systematically remove programme and management bottlenecks. This will include: key government officials, health personnel (e.g. public health nurses, nurses aids, village health workers), community leaders, NGOs, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, etc.Procurement and distribution of equipment such as cold chain equipment, vaccines, nutrition supplies (e.g. Vitamin A and de-worming tablets).

Delivery approaches across all Programme areas will help ensure government leadership; working in partnerships; and high quality data linked to policy development and communications.

New Zealand - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, UNICEF