Call to action to improve the health of women, children and adolescents worldwide

In a special supplement published by The BMJ, public health experts from around the globe highlight the critical actions and investments that will have the greatest impact on the health of women, children and adolescents. Although great strides have been made to reduce child and maternal mortality since 1990, the authors of the 15 papers published in this special supplement, explain how many more lives could and can be saved by improving access to essential health interventions.

The 15 papers provide evidence that has helped inform the development of a new Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, which will be launched at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 26 September 2015.

The 15 papers’ findings underscore how persistent inequalities within and between countries mean that the poorest, most disadvantaged women, children, and adolescents often miss out on life-saving health services and experience serious violations of their human rights.

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