[{"bbox": [72, 147, 724, 179], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 252, 392, 283], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [93, 323, 1111, 374], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Republic of Zimbabwe."}, {"bbox": [109, 422, 519, 452], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [82, 480, 1122, 559], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in Section 3, will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is 48 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [82, 560, 1122, 611], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer by amending this Financing Decision and the relevant contracts and agreements"}, {"bbox": [109, 643, 685, 673], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation of a Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [83, 707, 133, 731], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [109, 770, 446, 800], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Implementation modalities"}, {"bbox": [82, 833, 1122, 910], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures¹⁷."}, {"bbox": [116, 970, 676, 997], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Indirect management with an international organisation"}, {"bbox": [72, 1025, 734, 1051], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with UNICEF."}, {"bbox": [72, 1078, 688, 1104], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [93, 1107, 667, 1133], "category": "List-item", "text": "- relevant expertise, experience and presence in the country;"}, {"bbox": [93, 1135, 1122, 1213], "category": "List-item", "text": "- specific international mandate and its proven technical capacity to identify and implement high impact interventions in the area of maternal and child health, particularly integrated health and nutrition packages at community level;"}, {"bbox": [93, 1216, 1122, 1295], "category": "List-item", "text": "- proven delivery experience and capacity to manage a fund of this size and complexity having managed the HDF (and its predecessor the HTF) since 2010. UNICEF have an established relationship with the MoHCC and staff is already in place to manage financial resources."}, {"bbox": [93, 1297, 1122, 1374], "category": "List-item", "text": "- strong technical networks and proven capacity in convening the HDF Steering Committee. This has been important in bringing influence from the HDF and increasing the impact with the government and other stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [72, 1403, 1122, 1482], "category": "Text", "text": "UNICEF has developed comprehensive plans in line with the MoHCC National Health Strategy, 2021-2025, focusing on the most prioritised areas of activities in primary health care (PHC), which is targeted under this action. In addition, the MoHCC has outlined the organisation set-up and responsibilities for the post-HDF programme¹⁸."}, {"bbox": [72, 1483, 1122, 1533], "category": "Text", "text": "This document has recommended that the programme be implemented under the management of UNICEF in coordination with UNFPA and WHO. UNFPA has technical expertise in SRSH and adolescent health and WHO"}, {"bbox": [72, 1587, 1157, 1661], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁷ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Please note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy between the published legal acts and the updates on the website it is the OJ version that prevails."}, {"bbox": [72, 1661, 599, 1685], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁸ MoHCC Post HDF Programming document, November 2021"}]