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A selection of news, resources and opportunities for action and advocacy around women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health
January 2023
Leaders from government, business and civil society will convene in Davos on 16-20 January to address the state of the world and discuss priorities for the year ahead. Investing in women’s health can contribute to economic and social development; why do gendered health and well-being gaps continue to persist and what policies and actions are needed to improve the situation? Join H.E. President Cyril Ramaphosa from South Africa, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, PMNCH Board Chair and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, among other speakers for a session on 'Economics of Women’s Health' and leadership around women's, children's and adolescents' health.
Watch event here.
In 2021, an estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and 2.1 million children and youth between 5–24 years old lost their lives, according to the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. A second report found that 1.9 million babies were stillborn during the same period. Many of these deaths could have been prevented with equitable access and through the provision of higher quality maternal, newborn, adolescent and child healthcare.
Learn more here.
Postnatal care has long been neglected within the essential package of services across the continuum of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. Yet, the highest burden of mortality and morbidity for mothers and infants occurs within the postnatal period and is largely preventable. Read this paper on increasing coverage of postnatal care for vulnerable populations by PMNCH's Etienne Langlois, Teesta Dey and Domenico Iaia, as well as Emma Sacks.
Read here.
There has been a reported spike in respiratory diseases among children in many parts of the world. What are the symptoms and red flags? How can we protect our children and grown ups from these infections?
Watch this video from WHO.
To help address children's environmental health as a clinician, community health worker or medical school faculty, WHO published information sheets with corresponding slides for anyone in the world to download, revise into their own languages and fit to their regional situation.
Access resources here.
The What Young People Want initiative aims to capture young people's perspectives, priorities, concerns, and ambitions through a chatbot. PMNCH is looking for online and offline mobilizers to facilitate inclusive engagement of young people across countries, regions and communities. Are you part of a youth network and want to volunteer?
Learn more ¦Sign up for our Mobilizer training
How has your advocacy work around safe abortion services and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) been affected in the aftermath of Roe v Wade? PMNCH is collecting information that will be analyzed and aggregated to support our partners' SRHR advocacy.
Participate in the short survey here.
This month, I’m proud to spotlight six partners from our PMNCH Private Sector Constituency - Abt Associates, DAI, Ferring, Laerdal Global Health, MSD for Mothers and Philips. In a true collaborative effort, these organizations led the development of a framing paper on private sector engagement within PMNCH, which was approved by the PMNCH Board in December 2022 and will be used as a guide for the development of a strategy for enhancing private sector leadership in advancing women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (WCAH).
Kudos to all our private sector partners. As we prepare for the Global Forum for Adolescents in October 2023, we look forward to their contributions as well as strategic partnerships to expand reach to women, children and adolescents.
Continue reading here.
Would you like to nominate a PMNCH member for their outstanding work on WCAH? Please email pmnch@who.int (subject: Partner Spotlight), and we will follow up for more information.
PMNCH UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, WHO and relevant professional organizations and parent groups are developing a Global Stillbirth Advocacy and Implementation Guide. The aim is to collect technical resources relevant to stillbirth prevention and care for professionals, including care providers, staff in Ministries of Health and UN agencies.
Watch these webinars and learn about the process: webinar 1, webinar 2.
Check out what's happening in the women's, children's and adolescents' health and well-being space and share your events so we can feature them in the PMNCH Events Hub. Submit your event➝ here
16 January ¦ Information session
On the road to the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC): UHC Action
26 January ¦ Webinar
FIGO's initiative on the impact of pregnancy on long-term health
The PMNCH job board features maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health opportunities. We invite you to explore the pages and share announcements about job vacancies or vendor opportunities that you would like us to amplify.
Visit here.
Population Council
Director, Project Management and Operations ¦ Deadline: 15 January
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Intern, Resource Mobilisation, Private Sector Partnerships & Innovative Finance ¦ Deadline: 20 January
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