Progress in Partnership: 2017 Progress Report

Globally, the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents are improving faster than at any point in history, even in many of the poorest nations. The transformation is due in great measure to one of the most successful global health initiatives in history: Every Woman Every Child (EWEC). Since its launch by the United Nations in 2010, partners worldwide have made nearly 650 commitments, and more than US$ 45 billion has been disbursed to scale up evidence-based interventions. Greater momentum has been building over the past two years, with more than 200 commitments made since September 2015, when the UN together with governments, the private sector and civil society launched the updated Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (EWEC Global Strategy). This human rights-based strategy is a detailed roadmap for countries to reduce inequities, strengthen fragile health systems and foster multisector approaches in order to end all preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents and ensure their well-being.