The National Program of Health Development, Plan National De Developement Sanitaire (PNDS) 2021-2030, was developed to help accelerate progress to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. However, the country is still characterized by poor population health and social, political, and economic challenges which strain the health system.

The GFF Investment Case is an initiative to improve population health and address health challenges and gaps in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH&N) along with improving the civil registration and vital system in Burkina Faso. The investment case is fully integrated in the country National Program of Health Development (PNDS) 2021-2030.

• Participated in annual meeting workshops in 2023, 2024, and 2025.  Disseminated the results at events in country (2023, 2024) 

• Published Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal, newborn, and child health service coverage in Burkina Faso 

• Published Inequalities and Trends in Under-Five Mortality Between Formal and Informal Areas in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which was part of a journal supplement resulting from  the urban health study; urban health findings were also included in a  poster presentation and policy brief.  

• Participated in the maternal newborn health study; related policy brief.
•  Douba Nabié was selected for a Countdown fellowship;

During 2020-2022, the Burkina Faso country collaboration:

• Published a report describing national and subnational coverage of service statistics, as well as policy briefs on child nutrition and reproductive health.
• Conducted a successful dissemination event.
• Participated in the multicountry studies on urban health and the Covid-19 pandemic; findings related to Covid were also presented at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference in 2023.
• Completed analysis for the Countdown annual meetings in 2022 and 2023.