Bush Global Health Initiative

What it reported doing in 2018

Pink ribbon red ribbon is a public-private partnership that leads coordinated action to save lives from breast and cervical cancer in low-resource settings. Through greater access to prevention and treatment, healthy women strengthen families, communities, and nations, driving global economic growth and prosperity.key achievements across all prrr programs from january to march 2018 include: - prrr programs provided via screening for cervical cancer for 9,293 women.- 675 of these women were treated with cryotherapy or leep for cervical cancer. (see schedule o for continuation)- a total of 332 women were screened for breast cancer.as a result, since inception, prrr and its partners have: - screened over half a million women for cervical cancer in botswana, ethiopia, tanzania, and zambia;- treated over 34,000 of these women for pre-cancerous lesions; - vaccinated almost 150,000 girls aged 9 to 13 against hpv through pilot programs and demonstration projects designed to pave the way for nationwide campaigns; and- screened nearly 40,000 women for breast cancer in ethiopia, tanzania, and zambia. In 2018, pink ribbon red ribbon directly provided, or worked with partners to provide, the following services: zambia:- prrr and partners continued to support zambia's cervical cancer screening and treatment program.- prrr contributed to the final draft of the susan g. Komen-sponsored roadmap for breast cancer control in zambia.tanzania:- in the first quarter of 2018, prrr supported the evaluation of implementation efforts under the national strategic plan of 2011-2016. In june of 2018, prrr contributed to the draft of the final report of the results of the "evaluation of the national cervical cancer prevention and control programme". - prrr supported the development of harmonized treatment protocols for female invasive cancers that will be released in mid-2018 and will provide national treatment guidelines, ensuring that hospitals are providing the same medicines and treatments across the spectrum of care.ethiopia:- prrr initiated and led an evaluation of implementation efforts in prrr-supported sites under the national cancer control plan of 2016-2020. The results of the evaluation will inform the development of the second five-year strategy and a broader aim of the government of ethiopia's plans to open 1,500 screen-and-treat sites.namibia:- prrr and partners also provided support to the mohss to write the first-ever cervical cancer service delivery guidelines, which were released in quarter three of 2018. Other prrr accomplishments:- pink ribbon red ribbon worked with the cdc foundation and the world health organization to help develop the first-ever harmonized toolkit for measuring impact and outcomes across country cervical cancer programs. This toolkit - "improving data for decision-making in global cervical cancer programs" - will be published in quarter four 2018.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 73.5%; rating input score 73
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Pass
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -291%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 34.9%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 26% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -44% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -39.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings