TABLE 1.

Saving Mothers, Giving Life Partner Roles and Responsibilities, by Geographic Scope

Geographic Scope
Partner	Global	Uganda	Zambia
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology	Thought leadership on implementation science	Mentorship training of OB/GYN society (USAID)	Support national adoption of uterine balloon tamponade (USAID-supported)
Every Mother Counts	Advocacy/media campaigns Co-Chair of Communication Committee	Fund emergency transportation and referral systems
Government of Norway	Thought leadership on health information systems	Funded Project C.U.R.E. to provide supplies/equipment
Merck for Mothers	Support Phase 1 Secretariat Support website/communication	Strengthen local private health care providers in Uganda	Develop entrepreneurial approaches for maternity waiting homes Support Zambia endline census
Project C.U.R.E.	Co-Chair of New Partnership Committee	Ensure availability of critical supplies/equipment for services (funded by USAID and Government of Norway)
USAID (lead USG agency)	Lead SMGL for USG Support SMGL Secretariat for Phase 2 Co-Chair and fund M&E Working Group Lead MNH technical oversight, support country programs	USAID Mission support for postpartum family planning, voucher programs, private-sector services, and quality assurance	USAID Mission support for behavior change efforts, technical training and mentoring, and district coordinators
State/OGAC	Technical guidance and funding to country teams, outside of the Country Operational Plan funds	CDC and USAID Missions provide HIV/AIDS technical oversight and support to country programs
CDC	Lead M&E efforts for the SMGL initiative, including cross-country analysis Co-Chair M&E Working Group (funded by USAID)	Lead M&E activities for the country including RAMOS, HFAs, POMS, MDSR, and BABIES (funded by OGAC)	Lead M&E activities for the country census, HFA, MDSR (funded by OGAC)
U.S. Department of Defense	N/A	N/A	Support work with 7 government military health facilities, including upgrading maternity wards and operating rooms Construct 7 maternity waiting homes
Peace Corps	Develop training curriculum on MCH for Peace Corps volunteers	N/A	Support community health workers located in SMGL districts

Abbreviations: BABIES, Birth Weight and Age-at-Death Boxes for Intervention and Evaluation System; CDC, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HFA, health facility assessment; M&E, monitoring and evaluation; MCH, maternal and child health; MDSR, maternal death surveillance and response; MNH, maternal and neonatal health; OB/GYN, obstetrics and gynecology; OGAC, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator; POMS, Pregnancy Outcomes Monitoring Survey; RAMOS, Reproductive Age Mortality Study; SMGL, Saving Mothers, Giving Life; USAID, United States Agency for International Development; USG, United States Government.