Commitments Compendium in Support of the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health

2015
This document compiles the new commitments in support of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. The document was published 30 October 2015, and contains political documents from over 40 countries, including Ethiopia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone.
This document, published 30 October 2015, contains the compilation of new commitments in support of the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health.The document contains political commitments from over 40 countries worldwide, including E4A-MamaYe countries Ethiopia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. These commitments affirm countries’ support for ending all preventable deaths of women, children, and adolescents by 2035.  Ethiopia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone have pledged specific commitments, including: Ethiopia
  • Reduce death rates for children under the age of 5 to less than 15 per 1000 live births by 2035
  • Reduce newborn death rate to less than 10 per 1000 live births by 2035
  • Reduce pregnancy related maternal deaths to  less than 50 per 100,000 by 2035 
Malawi
  • Reduce death rates for children under the age of 5 to less than 20 per 1000 live births by 2035
  • Reduce newborn death rate to less than 15 per 1000 live births by 2035
  • Reduce pregnancy related maternal deaths to  less than 140 per 100,000 by 2035 
Sierra Leone
  • Ensure all designated health facilities have the minimum number of midwives in place by increasing the number of available midwives from 288 to 1145 by 2020
  • Increase the national budget dedicated to health to 15% by 2020, with a particular focus on women, children and adolescents 
In addition to the political commitments, this document outlines commitments from various bodies, including:
  • Academic, research & training institutions
  • Foundations & philanthropic organizations
  • Global partnerships & multilateral organizations
  • Healthcare professional associations
  • Joint partnerships
  • Non-governmental organizations
  • Private sector 
To download the commitments compendium, click here. To view country specific pages on new and older commitments in support of women's, children's and adolescents' health, click here.Every Woman Every Child. (2015). Commitments Compendium in Support of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children's and Adolescents' Health. New York: Every Woman Every Child.

Every Woman Every Child. (2015). Commitments Compendium in Support of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children's and Adolescents' Health. New York: Every Woman Every Child.

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