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Women leaders from countries ranging from Estonia, New Zealand, Senegal and Costa Rica (full list below) convened to take action to protect some of the most vulnerable communities around the world in the context of COVID-19 and highlight the unique role of women and adolescents in responding to the pandemic. Meeting at a high-level roundtable event organized byEvery Woman Every Child (EWEC) alongsideThe Partnership for Maternal, Newborn& Child Health (PMNCH) andWomen Deliver, the leaders agreed that the pandemic represents an unprecedented threat to the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents worldwide tha...
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - May 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Menstrual hygiene and health - a call for dignity, rights and empowerment
Authors: Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, PMNCH Board Chair and former Prime Minister of New Zealand; and Mr. Elhadj As Sy, Chair of the Board of the Kofi Annan Foundation and Chair, Advisory Group of the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund/WSSCC
First published in The Guardian We stand as advocates for addressing women ’s issues. Because gender equity is so closely linked to health, we also see the achievement of universal health coverage - the need for which has only been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic - as a global priority. We therefore take the opportunity ofMenstrual Hygiene Day– 28 May – to highlight an unacceptable crisi...
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - May 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
< a href="https://livesinthebalancesummit.org/" target="_blank" > Online COVID-19 summit < /a > calls for global commitment to improvements and greater investments in healthcare and social protection for women, children and adolescents
Post-pandemic health systems must be built back better, with a strong social protection net for all and improved healthcare for women, children and young people that takes full account of their self-articulated needs Delegates attending this week ’s online Lives in the Balance: A COVID-19 Summit, will call on global leaders to commit to a seven-point policy plan for improving and increasing investment in health systems and social protection policies for women, children and adolescents as the world rebuilds in the wake of the pandemic. (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - May 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Online COVID-19 summit calls for global commitment to improvements and greater investments in healthcare and social protection for women, children and adolescents
Post-pandemic health systems must be built back better, with a strong social protection net for all and improved healthcare for women, children and young people that takes full account of their self-articulated needs. Delegates attending this week ’s online Lives in the Balance: A COVID-19 Summit, will call on global leaders to commit to a seven-point policy plan for improving and increasing investment in health systems and social protection policies for women, children and adolescents as the world rebuilds in the wake of the pandemic. (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - May 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
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Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - May 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Register now! Lives in the balance: A COVID-19 summit
We are excited to announce that registration is now open forLives in the Balance: A COVID-19 summit on the health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents, co-hosted by PMNCH and CORE Group on July 1-2, 2020. Implementers, UN agencies, academics, donors, private sector, youth, civil society, community health advocates and more are invited to participate in this virtual event. Join us for a lively and engaging two days of networking, keynote speakers, cultural performances, crowd-sourced marketplace presentations and more! (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - May 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Women and children will pay for this pandemic – unless we act
By H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid, President of the Republic of Estonia; Rt Hon. Helen Clark, PMNCH Board Chair, former Prime Minister of New Zealand; H.E. Jorge Alcocer Varela, Secretary of Health of Mexico; and Hon. Gra ça Machel, PMNCH former Board Chair and Founder of the Graça Machel Trust.
First published onnews.trust.org here:https://news.trust.org/item/20200526130612-rofbs Wherever COVID-19 strikes, it magnifies unfairness and inequality. In every nation and every community touched by the virus, hard-won progress for women, newborns and young people is being reversed. (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - May 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Online: EWEC 2019 progress reporting questionnaire for non-State commitment makers
PMNCH and Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) and Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) Secretariats would like to invite all EWEC non-State commitment makers to provide progress updates on the Every Woman Every Child Commitments Platform portal by 5 June 2020. This 2020 Progress Questionnaire cycle will cover progress made from the period of September 2015 (or the start of the EWEC commitment) to the end of December 2019. All non-State commitment makers to EWEC and FP2020 with ongoing commitments are encouraged to report on the progress achieved via the EWEC 2019 Commitments Progress Questionnaire form. (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - May 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Harnessing power of parliamentarians to improve health and well-being of women, children and adolescents
7 April 2020 On this World Health Day, occurring in the midst of the greatest pandemic the world has seen since the 1918 influenza, we are reminded of the centrality of healthy people to the functioning of our societies. The current COVID-19 outbreak will have significant health and socio-economic consequences. Despite a dearth of gendered analyses on the current outbreak, global health actors are highlighting the vulnerabilities of women and girls linked todisruptions in the global supply of contraception, increased risk linked to their roles as caregivers, increased risks of violence, and mental health issues. Crises ex...
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - April 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Can we achieve health for all women, children, and adolescents by 2030?
First comprehensive report at five-year mark shines a light on action needed to meet 2030 global health targets [London] As we enter the last decade of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), a new collection of articles published by The BMJ and BMJ Global Health today tells us whether the world is on track to meet the 2030 global targets for health. (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - January 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
In memorium: Dr. Peter Salama, WHO
PMNCH mourns the sudden passing of our Board member, Dr Peter Salama, Executive Director, Universal Health Coverage – Life Course, World Health Organization, on 23 January 2020. PMNCH Chair, the Rt Hon. Helen Clark, issued the following statement: (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - December 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights in low- and middle-income countries: threats, outlook and opportunities
This report, commissioned by PMNCH, takes stock of current and potential future investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), to inform discussions on how to ensure adequate support for SRHR. It provides analysis of SRHR funding by donors and low- and middle-income country governments, which is crucial as much of the needed growth in SRHR funding will have to come from domestic sources. Sexual and reproductive health and rights are essential for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for health. The Guttmacher-Lancet Commission found in 2017 that meeting the unmet need for contraception for 2...
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - December 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Women's, childrens and adolescent's health and well-being in humanitarian and fragile settings
Humanitarian and development sectors must work together to meet the needs of women, children and adolescents in humanitarian and fragile settings, including access to adequate services and interventions across the life course. Why are humanitarian and fragile settings a focus area for 2018-2020? (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - December 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Empowerment of women, girls and communities
Laws, policies and social norms that advance gender equality and combat discrimination, coercion and violence are crucial to ensuring that populations and communities survive, thrive and transform; women, children and adolescents must be agents of change in these processes. Why is empowerment of women, girls and communities a focus area for 2018-2020? (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - December 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
Provision of a comprehensive package of services that addresses sexual and reproductive health needs and rights throughout the life course benefits women, adolescents, children and societies at large and is highly cost-effective. Why is SRHR a focus area for 2018-2020? (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - December 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child Source Type: news
