Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s andAdolescents’ Health (2016–2030)

Overview

In May 2016, the Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA69.2 on committing to implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, which requested the Director-General, inter alia, to report regularly on progress towards women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health to the Health Assembly. This report contains highlights from a full technical report on progress in and challenges to improving women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, including those caused by external threats such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, climate change and conflict. The full technical report includes a summary of the progress made towards implementation of the following resolutions: WHA67.10 (2014) on the newborn health action plan; WHA63.17 (2010) on birth defects; WHA58.31 (2005) on working towards universal coverage of maternal, newborn and child health interventions; WHA45.25 (1992) on women, health and development; and WHA45.22 (1992) on child health and development: health of the newborn. The data underpinning this report are available from the WHO website.