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01/06/2026

On Our Watch: Lack of access to sexual and reproductive health services in Zambia.

In the latest video from PMNCH’s On Our Watch series, youth advocates highlight the barriers that continue to prevent adolescents and young women from accessing essential sexual and reproductive health and rights ( ) services in Zambia. From mandatory parental consent requirements to shortages of family planning commodities, these challenges are limiting access to care, particularly for those living in rural communities.

Their call to action is clear: strengthen policies, improve access to family planning commodities and ensure that adolescents and young people can access the services they need to protect their health, rights and futures.

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28/05/2026

Every woman deserves a safe pregnancy and childbirth. Every child deserves the opportunity to grow up healthy. Every adolescent deserves access to care, protection and the chance to reach their full potential.

Yet around the world, millions are still being denied these basic rights because of inequality, underfunded health systems and lack of investment.

PMNCH brings together partners across sectors and constituencies to advocate for stronger policies, greater financing and collective action that place women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health at the centre of global and national agendas.

Join a global movement working to create a healthier, safer and more equitable future for all. 👇
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27/05/2026

Can global health reform succeed if the health and rights of women, children and adolescents are left implicit rather than explicitly protected?

In a new opinion piece, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark and Rajat Khosla make the case that health architecture reforms, from financing and governance to country ownership and accountability, must clearly prioritize women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

At a time of shrinking resources and institutional change, what is not named risks being overlooked. Reform must not only be more efficient, it must also be more equitable.

Read the full article here: https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/centering-women-children-and-adolescents-in-global-health-reform

25/05/2026

In case you missed it: Health Sovereignty, Financing Reform and Protecting What Matters Most: Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health

At this PMNCH’s Lives in the Balance series event, leaders from governments, multilateral organizations, civil society and global health partners came together to discuss a pressing challenge: progress in reducing maternal, newborn and child mortality is stalling, and in some settings reversing, amid shrinking development assistance, growing fiscal pressures and escalating humanitarian crises.

The message was clear: health sovereignty must be people-centred, grounded in country ownership, sustainable domestic financing and accountability to communities. As countries navigate a rapidly changing global health landscape, the health and rights of women, children and adolescents must remain at the centre of policy, financing and reform decisions.

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At a time of deepening global instability, shrinking fiscal space and rising pressure on health systems, protecting the health and rights of women, children ...

22/05/2026

In the latest edition of PMNCH's On The Ground series, Betty, a women's rights advocate from Zambia, shares the heartbreaking story of a young woman in her community who lost her life after resorting to an unsafe abortion due to fear, stigma and a lack of information.

Her testimony is a powerful reminder that access to sexual and reproductive health services is not enough if women and girls do not know their rights, cannot access accurate information, or fear being judged when seeking care. Safe, accessible and stigma-free services save lives.

🎥 Watch Betty's story and hear why ensuring access to information and rights-based health services for women and girls remains an urgent priority for health systems everywhere:

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21/05/2026

BECOME A PMNCH MEMBER! Behind every statistic is a woman fighting to survive childbirth, a child without access to essential care, or an adolescent whose future is shaped by inequality, conflict or lack of opportunity.

Too many are still being left behind by systems that fail to prioritize their health, rights and wellbeing.

PMNCH brings together partners across sectors and constituencies to advocate for stronger policies, greater investment and collective action that place women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health at the centre of global and national agendas.

Join a movement turning partnership into action and action into impact. 👇
https://pmnch.who.int/engage/becoming-a-member

21/05/2026

In a recent interview with Channel Africa, PMNCH Board Chair Rt. Hon. Helen Clark highlighted the consequences of declining health financing, warning that millions of preventable deaths could result if essential services continue to be disrupted. She also stressed the importance of ensuring that ongoing global health reforms remain focused on people, not just structures, and that investments in women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health remain a priority.

🎧 Listen to the full interview: https://omny.fm/shows/africa-hour/79th-world-health-assembly-underway-at-a-time-of-mounting-pressure-on-international-health-systems

19/05/2026

Do you know where to engage in the global health architecture reform conversation?

As global health systems evolve, key reform spaces like the G7 Joint Political Declaration, the Accra Reset and the Lusaka Agenda are shaping the future of financing, governance and health system priorities.
But one critical question remains: are women, children and adolescents truly at the centre of these reforms?

Explores why women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, must be explicitly protected within global health reform efforts, especially in a time of shrinking resources and growing inequality.

📌 FAQ: https://pmnch.who.int/docs/librariesprovider9/meeting-reports/global-health-architecture-reform-faq-pmnch.pdf?sfvrsn=f5c10322_1

📄 Article: https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/centering-women-children-and-adolescents-in-global-health-reform

🔑 WHA Key Messages:https://pmnch.who.int/docs/librariesprovider9/meeting-reports/key-messages---seventy-ninth-world-health-assembly---pmnch.pdf

08/05/2026

JOIN THE MOVEMENT! Around the world, too many women still die during pregnancy and childbirth, too many children lack access to essential health services, and too many adolescents are left behind by systems that fail to meet their needs.

PMNCH brings together governments, partners, health-care professionals, youth and advocates to help change this reality through collective action, stronger policies and greater accountability for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health.

Become part of a global movement working to ensure every woman, child and adolescent can survive, thrive and reach their full potential. 👇
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23/04/2026

PMNCH expresses its sincere appreciation to Martin Chungong for his outstanding leadership and unwavering commitment to advancing women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, as he concludes his tenure as Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Since 2014, his tenure has been marked by sustained efforts to strengthen democratic governance, promote gender equality and elevate the role of parliaments in advancing equity, rights and accountability especially for the most vulnerable and marginalized population groups. As a valued member of the PMNCH Board, his leadership has also played an important role in accelerating global parliamentary advocacy and actions for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, particularly in the face of complex and evolving global challenges, including through his conceptualisation and support of the Parliamentary Network of Champions for WCAH inspired by the Global Leaders Network.

His visionary leadership has helped ensure that the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents remain central to parliamentary agendas and global legislative dialogue.

We thank him for his strong partnership and lasting contributions, and wish him every success in his future endeavors.