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A selection of news, resources and opportunities for action and advocacy around women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health
August 2022
PMNCH 29th Board meeting
14-15 July ¦ Virtual
PMNCH held its 29th Board meeting on 14-15 July 2022 at an increasingly challenging time for women, children and adolescents. As COVID-19, climate change, and global conflicts interrupt progress; the PMNCH Board held a series of live-streamed strategic dialogues over two days to agree on how to drive forward commitments for women, children and adolescents at this fragile time; how to protect and promote sexual and reproductive health and rights; and how the PMNCH-led Global Forum for Adolescents in October 2023 can help galvanize a global civic movement for adolescent well-being.
Senior policymakers from the governments of Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mexico and Argentina participated in the meeting alongside PMNCH board members, including PMNCH Vice Chairs Rajesh Bhushan (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India) and Darren Welch (Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office, Government of UK). The Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, chaired the meeting as PMNCH Board Chair. Key decision points are available here.
With over 600 registrants, this official side-event to the UN High-Level Political Forum featured a discussion from global policymakers, government and youth representatives, and global health experts on the reversals of women's fundamental rights and health and examined the roll-back of progress for women in decision-making roles since the start of the pandemic two years ago.
Speakers included H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid, Former President of Estonia and the UN Secretary-General’s Global Advocate for Every Woman Every Child; Anita Bhatia, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women; Loyce Pace, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Moira Forbes, Executive Vice President, Forbes; Mohamed Ali Raddaoui, Founder, NAFAS, National Gender Youth Activist in the Generation Equality campaign; and Diene Keita, Deputy Executive Director, UNFPA.
Event summary, recording and other related videos here.
This WHO handbook responds to the need for evidence-based strategies that can be implemented to ensure effective and efficient integration of sexual and reproductive health services within national PHC strategies to advance progress towards universal health coverage. Available here
This digital repository of data, insights, and tools looks at adolescent lives and needs worldwide through various capability areas to promote evidence-based decision-making and ensure adolescent lives can be improved around the globe. The A3 was developed by the Population Council’s Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center. Visit the repository here.
New from FP2030 is the Advocacy and Accountability Framework, a conceptual guide that outlines the role of advocacy and accountability in the FP2030 movement and aims to help civil society partners, youth partners, and other stakeholders form their advocacy and accountability strategies as part of their FP2030 commitments. Learn about the Framework here
This animation video, produced by Medical Aid Films for Core Group, is an advocacy tool that health sector actors can use to mobilize Departments and Ministries of Health at the country level to reach zero-dose children in their country-specific global health programs.
This month, in honour of International Youth Day on 12 August and World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, I’m proud to spotlight DESERVE, a member of the PMNCH Adolescents & Youth Constituency and a youth-led Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) advocacy organization operating in Cameroon, including in crisis settings.
As PMNCH mobilizes to protect SRHR in the wake of the Roe v Wade ruling, one thing is clear: The importance of guaranteeing women’s and girls’ health and rights cannot be taken for granted nor overstated. DESERVE is committed to bridging the gap between policy formulation and the implementation of sexuality education in Cameroon, a sub-Saharan country with about 33% of its population comprising young people between 10 and 24 years old. Continue reading.
Would you like to nominate a PMNCH member for their outstanding work for the health and rights of women, children and adolescents throughout the world? Please email pmnch@who.int (subject: Partner Spotlight), and we will follow up for more information.
Registration for Women Deliver 2023 is now officially open. The Conference will host on-site participants in Kigali and virtually from 17-20 July 2023. Visit here to learn more and register now.
On 12 August, The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing health futures 2030: Growing up in a digital world (GHFutures2030) will launch the #MyHealthFutures campaign. This campaign calls on all stakeholders in the digital health ecosystem to support a global movement to build better health futures through implementing the Commission’s recommendations. The campaign is designed by young people. Learn more here and get involved.
In May 2022, CAP-2030, WHO, and UNICEF launched an all-new Child Health and Well-being Dashboard to highlight key action areas to support child and adolescent health through data. As work on an updated Dashboard gets underway, CAP-2030 would like to hear what global health experts think about the Dashboard's usability, functionality, and utility for its updated version. Please provide feedback via a survey or email your thoughts to feedback@cap-2030.org.
You are invited to submit a 10-15 minute segment proposal for the ICFP LIVE Community Program hosted on the ICFP LIVE Stage this November. The ICFP LIVE Community Program is an opportunity to present ideas and share your story with more than 40,000 people from over 125 countries. Submit a proposal here by 15 August.
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
17 August¦ WHO
Understanding of Post COVID-19 condition in children
19 August ¦ Global
World Humanitarian Day
Mark your calendar!
Webinar series: The problem with the formula milk industry
8 & 29 September 2022
Join WHO, The BMJ, PMNCH and CAP2030 for a webinar series that will expose industry tactics to influence health professionals. Webinar 1 will hear from health professionals about their experiences with this marketing and ideas for how to counter it. Webinar 2 will explore the role of health professional associations in using their voice and power to take a stand.
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.
Call for consultant ¦ 10 August 2022
International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
Call for proposals ¦ 19 August 2022
Virtual events production and platform for PMNCH's year-round events, including those around the Global Forum for Adolescents
Call for proposals ¦ 26 August 2022
Collecting and Amplifying Youth Voices Through Chatbot and Digital Technologies for Effective Advocacy and Information Sharing
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