BMJ 351:Suppl1 BMJ 351:Suppl1 TOWARDS A NEW GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR WOMEN’S, CHILDREN’S AND ADOLESCENTS’ HEALTH ADOLESCENTS’ AND CHILDREN’S WOMEN’S, FOR STRATEGY GLOBAL NEW A TOWARDS ASSISTED DYING Are we on the threshold of change? 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TTheBMJ_351_Supplement_TOC.inddheBMJ_351_Supplement_TOC.indd 1 001/09/151/09/15 55:47:47 PPMM Women’S, Children’S, AND ADOLESCENTS’ HEALTH Towards a new Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health We know what needs to be done, say Marleen Temmerman and colleagues, but we need to push hard now to create a world in which every women, every child, and every adolescent is able to survive, thrive, and transform he year 2015 marks a defining tary general called on the world to develop a important is the protection and sustenance moment for the health of women, strategy to improve maternal and child of often fragile gains in some countries, the children, and adolescents. It is the health in the world’s poorest and high bur- importance of which became clear with the end point of the United Nations’ den countries, starting with 49 low income Ebola virus disease epidemic and its results: millennium development goals, countries. weak health systems for maternal and child Tand their transition to the sustainable devel- The 2010 Global Strategy for Women’s and health in west Africa became further opment goals, and also the 20th anniversary Children’s Health was a bellwether for a weakened. of the International Conference on Popula- global movement and led to significant prog- tion and Development’s plan of action and ress worldwide in women’s and children’s Successes, lessons, gaps, and emerging the Beijing Declaration and platform of survival and health. The Every Woman Every priorities action. Child movement that grew out of the Global The 15 papers in this collection are the bed- This is a moment of reflection as well as Strategy mobilised stakeholders in all sec- rock on which the new strategy is developed. celebration. Although great strides have tors to work towards shared goals. It fostered They summarise the current state of evidence been made in reducing maternal and child national leadership, attracted new resources and underscore successes as well as critical mortality, showing that change is possible, and financial commitments, and created a gaps in progress, emerging priorities,