Women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health in a changing world
There have been huge improvements in women’s and children's health over the past five decades, resulting from rising living standards, increased health expenditures, and donor investments. However, large inequalities remain and, driven by epidemiological, economic, political, and environmental transitions, new challenges have emerged. Global health and women’s and children’s health specifically have been evolving to recognise the broader determinants of health, and away from more targeted interventions. The vision of Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals are the broader visions put forward by the international community. But there remain questions about whether they will achieve the cross-sectoral action required to improve women’s and children's health still further.