📢 As partners finalize advocacy efforts ahead of next week’s #G7 Leaders’ Summit, PMNCH has developed a short advocacy brief highlighting key recommendations to protect and advance investments in women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and sexual and reproductive health and rights (#SRHR). At a time of growing funding constraints, the brief calls on G7 leaders to safeguard financing, defend SRHR, invest in adolescents, and prioritize countries facing the highest burden of maternal and child mortality. We hope this resource supports coordinated advocacy efforts in the lead-up to the Summit. 📄 Read the advocacy brief: pmnch.who.int/news-and-event…

Kenya, under the leadership of President William Ruto, has launched the Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE) Acceleration Plan 2026–2028, a nationally led effort to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths through stronger leadership, domestic financing and accountability. As a member of the Global Leaders Network (GLN), Kenya is demonstrating the commitment needed to accelerate progress for women, children and adolescents. Backed by major investments in maternal health services, frontline health workers and essential supplies, the initiative reflects Kenya’s determination to ensure every woman and newborn has access to quality care and a healthier future. Read the full story today. pmnch.who.int/news-and-event… @GovtOfKenya, @GLN_Community, @HennetKenya

Today’s adolescents are navigating a world shaped by conflict, inequality, digital harm, mental health challenges and growing threats to their sexual and reproductive health and rights (#SRHR). At the same time, funding cuts and global uncertainty risk pushing adolescent health and well-being even further down the political agenda. But the evidence is clear: investing in adolescents delivers lasting benefits for societies, economies and future generations. At #WHA79, governments, youth leaders, UN agencies and global partners will come together to explore solutions, share evidence and strengthen accountability to ensure adolescents are not left behind. 🗓️ 19 May 2026 ⏰ 11:30–14:00 CET 📍 Musée International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, Geneva 💻 In-person + livestream (with interpretation)  🔗 Register today:pmnch.who.int/news-and-event… @SweMFA, @UNICEF, @GLN_Community, @HRPresearch, @FondationBotnar, @WorldVision, @SheDecidesGFI, @MSIchoices

Health Sovereignty, Financing Reform and Protecting What Matters Most: Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health As global health financing shifts and development assistance declines, critical decisions are being made about who gets protected and who gets left behind. Across regions, and particularly in Africa, health sovereignty agendas are gaining momentum, with a growing focus on domestic resource mobilisation and stronger national systems. This year’s Lives in the Balance dialogue will bring together governments, partners and global health leaders to address one central question: 👉 Are financing reforms truly protecting what matters most? 🗓️ 17 May 2026 ⏰ 18:00–19:30 CET 📍 Musée international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, Geneva 💻 In-person + livestream (with interpretation) 🔗 Register today: pmnch.who.int/news-and-event… @Somalia, @GLN_Community, @UNFPA, @UNICEF, @ChildHealthTF, @PATHadvocacy, @Save_GlobalNews, @WorldVision, @Seed_Global, @MSIchoices

Happening tomorrow Debt pressures are tightening national budgets, putting progress on #UHC and #WCAH at risk. This session will unpack how debt swaps can be used to create fiscal space and channel resources into priority health investments. With insights from the Global Fund and country experiences, the discussion will focus on practical ways to align debt negotiations with WCAH priorities, strengthen accountability, and support sustainable health financing. 📅 28 April 2026 | ⏰ 17:00–18:30 EAT 🕒 Duration: 90 minutes 📍 Hybrid: World Health Regional Summit + Zoom ℹ️ In-person attendance is limited to participants already registered for the World Health Regional Summit. The session will take place in Room CR7 at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). 🔗 Join online and be part of the conversation: pmnch.who.int/news-and-event… #HealthFinancing #SRHR #WCAH @khosla_rajat, @roseoronje, @tigkarakis, @GLN_Community, @gatesfoundation, @GlobalFund, @AKUGlobal

A renewed global commitment to reform the health architecture comes at a critical moment for global health, as countries face mounting pressures from climate change, conflict and constrained financing, making equitable, country-driven and resilient health systems more urgent than ever. In the Joint Political Declaration on the Reform of the Global Health Architecture, leaders reaffirm the importance of safeguarding sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as a core pillar of health systems, reflecting sustained advocacy including from the Global Leaders Network @GLN_Community . The declaration signals a shared commitment to health sovereignty, inclusive governance and equitable access to innovation, advancing a more coordinated and accountable global health system. 👉 Read more: elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron… #GlobalHealth #SRHR #HealthEquity #UHC #PMNCH

Happening tomorrow: Sexual and Reproductive Health at the heart of Universal Health Coverage. As global health financing contracts and political pushback on SRHR intensifies, progress for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health is increasingly at risk. Service disruptions, workforce losses and rising out-of-pocket costs are widening inequities at the very moment UHC reforms should be closing them. Join GLN Domestic Resource Mobilisation Webinar V to explore how SRH can be protected and embedded within UHC through primary health care, sustainable domestic financing and clearly defined benefit packages. 📅 5 March 2026 ⏰ 13:00–15:00 SAST 🌍 Hybrid 👉 Register here: pmnch.who.int/news-and-event… @GLN_Community @go2uj