HIGH Horizons - Report on country consultations on the routine use of heat-MNCH indicators

The HIGH Horizons project aims to strengthen the evidence base linking heat exposure to maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) outcomes, and to support the translation of this evidence into actions, including global and national monitoring. Central to this aim is the identification of indicators that can capture the effects of heat on MNCH at the population level, and that are not only scientifically grounded but designed for routine operationalisation within global and national health and climate information systems. This document, deliverable D4.5, reports on the approaches taken by country teams in Greece (led by the University of Thessaly), South Africa (led by Wits RHI), and Zimbabwe (led by CeSHHAR) to advocate for the integration of such indicators within the context of existing national monitoring systems. It also maps the institutional landscape involved in this process for each country and further reports on global advocacy for indicator adaptation and use convened by the HIGH Horizons consortium.