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The Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health was a program of the
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(UN) directed at improving women's and children's health in the developing world. The program was announced by
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in September 2010. At the time of the announcement, the program was valued at $US40 billion over a five-year period, funded by state and private donors, with the UN hoping for more pledges to follow. The objective of the program was to save the lives of 16 million people during the period of the program. As the
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4, 5 and 6 were showing the slowest rate of progression, this program was also instituted to gain momentum in achieving them. The implementation of the program was led by the
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, reporting to the UN. The aid-based program was accompanied by pledges from some developing nations (including
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and
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) to increase their own domestic spending on health care. According to the UN, around $8.6 million of the program's funding came from what it described as "low-income countries". International aid group
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expressed doubts about the program, including the extent to which its funding was genuinely new.


Progress: 2010-2015

The Global Strategy managed to improve the coordination of global efforts towards the improvement of women's and children's health as well as enhancing strategies to tackle this. It gave rise to the “Every Woman Every Child” movement, which assisted in the mobilisation of stakeholders. Despite not reaching targets, reductions in both child and
maternal mortality Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined in slightly different ways by several different health organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal death as the death of a pregnant mother due to complications related to pre ...
were noted; of 49% and 45% respectively from 1990 to 2013. 2.4 million maternal and child deaths were prevented.  Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV,
oral rehydration therapy Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a type of fluid replacement used to prevent and treat dehydration, especially due to diarrhea. It involves drinking water with modest amounts of sugar and salts, specifically sodium and potassium. Oral rehydrati ...
and exclusive breastfeeding coverage showed the most significant improvement, however, progress in
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and
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was still lagging. The
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also reported increased collaboration with the private sector, with an increase in donor funding of US$19.8 billion noted from September 2010 to May 2014.


Post-2015

The Global Health Strategy for Women, Children and Adolescents 2016-2030 was launched in September 2015, building on experience gained from 2010 to 2015, with the inclusion of adolescents as an additional target group. It is aligned with the
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(SDGs) and has 3 main objectives; namely for women, adolescents and children to "survive", "thrive" and "transform". It is an evidence-based, multi-sectoral approach and emphasises the need to address equity, with interventions applied across the life-course. Although high returns on investment are projected, a monitoring report done in May 2018 shows that expected targets may not be achieved in time.


Coronavirus

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and Viacom CBS Africa responded to the 2020 pandemic by creating the mini-series ''
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'', which highlighted the problems of the
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. During the series the characters talk to each other about life during the lockdown. The mini-series was designed for 60 nights. The series is based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire. All of the filming is done by the actors themselves, who include
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,
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,
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and
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.


See also

* Muskoka Initiative *
Maternal health Maternal health is the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. In most cases, maternal health encompasses the health care dimensions of family planning, preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care in order to ens ...
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Global health Global health is the health of the populations in the worldwide context; it has been defined as "the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide". Problem ...
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Millennium Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millenniu ...
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Child health and nutrition in Africa Child health and nutrition in Africa is concerned with the health care of children through adolescents in the various countries of Africa. The right to health and a nutritious and sufficient diet are internationally recognized fundamental human righ ...


References

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