PMNCH 42d ago

At a time of deepening global instability, shrinking fiscal space and rising pressure on health systems, protecting the health and rights of women, children and adolescents has never been more urgent. This high-level dialogue convened leaders, advocates and technical experts to examine the financial, political and systemic shifts reshaping global health, and what they mean for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health outcomes worldwide. Discussions explored the consequences of declining aid, rising debt burdens, growing humanitarian crises and the urgent need to place equity, sovereignty and accountability at the centre of financing reform and health system transformation. Throughout the conversation, speakers highlighted the importance of integrated primary health care, sustainable domestic financing, protection of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and stronger investment in frontline health workers, particularly midwives and community health systems. The dialogue also underscored the need for country-led solutions, multi-sectoral collaboration and people-centred approaches that ensure women, children and adolescents are not deprioritized amid broader global health reforms.