27 MAY 2016 | GENEVA – Delegates at the World Health Assembly (WHA) committed to take forward the implementation of Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030).
The strategy sets out to ensure every woman, child and adolescent, in any setting, anywhere in the world, is able to both survive and thrive by 2030. The strategy, and the new operational framework, place a strong emphasis on country leadership. (C K Mishra et al 2016)
The global strategy and the operational plan highlight the need to strengthen accountability at all levels through monitoring national progress and increasing capacity to collect and analyse data. They underscore the importance of developing a sustainable evidence-informed health financing strategy, as well as strengthening health systems and building partnerships with a wide range of actors across different sectors.
The WHA resolution calls on the WHO Secretariat to provide technical support to Member States in updating and implementing their national plans and to report regularly to the World Health Assembly on progress towards women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health. It also requests the Secretariat to continue to collaborate with other UN agencies and partners to advocate and leverage assistance so that national plans can be implemented.
Committing to implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health resolution was proposed by the following PPD member countries: Bangladesh, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe among other countries. http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA69/A69_ACONF2-en.pdf
Reference:
Operational plan to take forward the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA69/A69_16-en.pdf
National leadership: driving forward the updated Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. (Published 14 September 2015). Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h4282. http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4282
The Global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016–2030): a roadmap based on evidence and country experience. Bull World Health Organ 2016;94:398–400. http://cdrwww.who.int/bulletin/volumes/94/5/16-170431.pdf