WHO's role: Renewed Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health

The renewed Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2015 is to be a roadmap for ending all preventable deaths of women, children, and adolescents by 2030 and improving their overall health and well-being. The renewed Strategy will support the achievement of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health- related post-2015 ”Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs), moving beyond reductions in mortality to a vision of healthy life for all through the life-course.
The renewed strategy is being developed by a wide range of national, regional and global stakeholders with strong leadership and technical support from WHO under the umbrella of EWEC and the UN Secretary-General. WHO Assistant Director-General, Dr Flavia Bustreo sits on the overarching Strategy and Coordination Group and leads the writing team that will collect and synthesize inputs from a wide range of stakeholders to develop the first and subsequent drafts of the strategy.

Technical lead

WHO is leading the development of the conceptual framework and technical content of the strategy, drawing upon the expertise of a wide range of colleagues within the organization – including experts on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, as well as colleagues who specialize on issues of social and environmental determinants of health, health systems, noncommunicable diseases, human rights, and other relevant areas. WHO is also contributing to the renewed Strategy work streams regarding :
  • National leadership and operationalization of the Global Strategy;
  • Accountability for women’s and children’s health, building upon experience under the UN Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health; and
  • Advocacy and communications, including planning and coordinating partner-based processes.

Consultation process

An early draft of the renewed Global Strategy will be shared with a wide range of stakeholders prior to the 68th World Health Assembly, and several events will bring partners together to discuss the strategy and build momentum for its launch around the UN General Assembly in September 2015. Link on the right to take part in the on-line consultation process. Full details on the meetings are available on the EWEC website link on the right.

Emerging priorities

A renewed Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health will consider emerging needs, increased evidence/base, and a better understanding of the broader determinants related to health system and human rights. Building on new evidence, more importance will go to:
  • focus on critical population groups such as newborns, adolescents and those living in fragile and conflict settings;
  • build the resilience of health systems;
  • improve the quality of health services and equity in their coverage; and
  • work with health-enhancing sectors on issues such as women’s empowerment, education, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene.
Experts are building on existing and new evidence – including the Global Investment Framework for Women’s and Children’s Health – to identify the intervention packages and other investments that will have the greatest impact in reducing mortality and improving the health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents.
The updated Strategy is aligning with the targets and indicators developed for the developing, post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework, and outline opportunities for means of implementation, including innovative financing and the Global Financing Facility. The renewed Global Strategy will be accompanied by a first 5-year implementation plan to be finalized in May 2016, ensuring that countries are able to tailor it to their country needs and context.
An early draft of the renewed Global Strategy will be shared with a wide range of stakeholders prior to the 68th World Health Assembly, and several events will bring partners together to discuss the strategy and build momentum for its launch around the UN General Assembly in September 2015.

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