COVID-19

Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the need for strategic and effective advocacy to protect progress already made for women, children and adolescents, and to address inequities embedded in all areas of our societies and economies. The COVID-19 Call to Action, launched in July 2020, sets the direction for PMNCH’s advocacy efforts. A two-year campaign has been launched to drive the COVID-19 Call to Action through high-level political engagement and the mobilization of communities, constituencies and the media. This campaign unites, amplifies and builds on the advocacy work of individual organizations: PMNCH partners at country and regional levels will agree on locally relevant advocacy targets, opportunities and leadership to obtain concrete government commitments.

Progress resulting from the Call to Action will contribute to the intended outcomes of the PMNCH 2021–2025 Strategy, and indicators measuring progress will be developed in line with the Strategy's Results Framework.

PMNCH response

PMNCH is committed to using the power of its partnership to ensure a sustained and equitable focus on its three priority areas: (1) maternal, newborn and child health; (2) sexual and reproductive health and rights and (3) adolescent health and well-being, with a focus on the poorest and most marginalized communities. These efforts are underpinned by PMNCH’s functions – campaigns and outreach, partner engagement and knowledge synthesis and dissemination – in line with the 2021– 2025 Strategy. Much of our work across these areas relates to COVID-19.

• PMNCH response to COVID-19

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