[{"bbox": [139, 151, 1133, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "Close collaboration with other UN agency(cies) such as WHO, will ensure complementarity with related initiatives in the health sector, included those that will be promoted under the health component of the new regional programme focusing on health security along the One Health approach, sexual and reproductive health and rights, medicines regulation and availability, and the role of public health institutions."}, {"bbox": [139, 269, 1133, 403], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with the entrusted entity(ies) mentioned above fail, this initiative may be implemented in indirect management with similar structures, e.g. UN agencies or cooperation bodies that are positively pillar assessed. The implementation by these alternative entrusted entities would be justified by active engagement in the health sector with specific expertise in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. The alternative entrusted entity(ies) would carry out the tasks initially entrusted to UNICEF and or UNFPA."}, {"bbox": [139, 415, 551, 443], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Exception to the non-retroactivity of costs**"}, {"bbox": [139, 442, 1133, 601], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission authorises that the costs incurred may be recognised as eligible as of 1/01/2023, a date prior to the adoption of this Decision because it is crucial that the development of this intervention is informed by a rigorous review of an evaluation of the previous programme for MNCH-N under the 11th EDF to establish some key indicator baselines, a political economy analysis of Nigeria, a security assessment, and a realistic successor plan with the previous implementing partner (UNICEF). Hence the need for preparatory work to begin much earlier than actual start of the intervention."}, {"bbox": [128, 627, 857, 659], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [139, 674, 1133, 755], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply."}, {"bbox": [139, 766, 1133, 873], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [128, 899, 400, 930], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.6. Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [128, 942, 1187, 1578], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components</td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Implementation modalities – cf. section 4.4</td><td>44 000 000</td></tr><tr><td>Objective 1 composed of support to strengthen capacity for inclusion of SRHR/RMNCAH+N information and services in national (health) policies, strategies, plans and budgets</td><td>11 000 000</td></tr><tr><td>Indirect management with lead UN agency e.g. UNICEF cf. section 4.4.2</td><td>10 000 000</td></tr><tr><td>Procurement (direct management) – cf. section 4.4.1</td><td>1 000 000</td></tr><tr><td>Objective 2 composed of support to increase availability, utilisation and sustainable financing of integrated quality comprehensive SRHR/RMNCAH+N services at State, LGA and community levels</td><td>22 000 000</td></tr><tr><td>Indirect management with lead UN agency e.g. UNICEF cf. section 4.4.2</td><td>20 000 000</td></tr><tr><td>Procurement (direct management) – cf. section 4.4.1</td><td>2 000 000</td></tr><tr><td>Objective 3 composed of Support to increase knowledge and adoption of positive use of health information/data including SRHR and nutrition practices by women, adolescents and children</td><td>11 000 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1141, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 26"}]