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The harsh reality is that global progress has flatlined and persistent health inequalities and human rights violations disproportionately affect the poorest & most vulnerable. A rise in authoritarian leadership and anti-rights movements are shrinking civic space, undermining multilateral systems, targeting sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and leading to unprecedented cuts in global aid for health. Disinformation campaigns are undermining science, and armed conflicts, climate crisis & economic instability are radically transforming global and national landscapes, depleting healthcare systems and increasing risks for women, children and adolescents.
In response, PMNCH’s 2026–2030 strategy outlines a bold, forward-looking blueprint rooted in the power of partnerships and collective advocacy. The strategy builds on PMNCH’s 20 years of experience, and through its streamlined governance model and sharpened priorities, deepens engagement with grassroots movements and promotes change at the highest political levels. It pivots towards supporting partners operating primarily in regions and countries, with a focus on the Global South, to leverage their growing role in shaping global health policy, investments, decision-making, and advancing locally driven solutions. Implementation is focused on: the fulfillment of unmet commitments and the unfinished women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and well-being agenda; advancing adolescents’ health and well-being; and standing up for SRHR by accelerating progress, amplifying advocacy, and strengthening accountability.
The priorities outlined in the PMNCH strategy could not be more timely. Earlier this month at the BRICS Summit, member states took a significant step forward by launching a new Partnership to eliminate diseases driven by poverty and inequity, acknowledging the urgent need to address the broader social, economic, and environmental drivers of poor health. As this partnership takes shape, it is essential that the health and rights of women, children and adolescents remain central to its priorities. The social determinants that affect women, children and adolescent health outcomes—poverty, gender inequality, and limited access to services—must be addressed head-on if we are to deliver on the promise of health for all.
THANK YOU to the more than 300 partners who contributed to this strategy through surveys, consultations, discussions and valuable inputs. We couldn’t have done it without you! And to the PMNCH staff who supported this process every step of the way.
Read more in this piece by Helen Clark and me in The Lancet on the urgency and opportunity behind the PMNCH strategy. The health and rights of women, children, and adolescents are not only essential, but are fully within our grasp. When action is taken, positive change accelerates, even for those hardest to reach and in the toughest settings. Now more than ever, we need partnerships for collective action.