Lichuma appointed member of a global health initiative

Lichuma appointed member of a global health initiative

National Gender Equality Commission (NGEC) Chairperson Winfred Lichuma has been appointed member of the independent accountability panel for Every Woman Every Child Health Initiative.

Lichuma now becomes the first Kenyan woman and one of the two members from Africa to sit in the influential panel, which is comprised of nine distinguished panelists ranging from human rights experts to humanitarian leaders to statisticians.

The Every Woman Every Child Health Initiative was launched by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in September 2010, and is aimed at mobilizing and intensifying international and national action by governments, multilaterals, the private sector and civil society to address the major health challenges facing women, children and adolescents around the world.

“The three overarching objectives of the Global Strategy are Survive, Thrive and Transform. With its full implementation—supporting country priorities and plans and building the momentum of Every Woman Every Child—no woman, child or adolescent should face a greater risk of preventable death because of where they live or who they are,” said Ki-Moon during the launch of the initiative.

More than USD40 billion was pledged at the 2010 launch and numerous partners have made additional and critical, financial, policy and service delivery commitments, but more help is needed.

The movement also puts into action the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, which presents a road map to ending all preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents within a generation and ensuring their well-being.

According to the initiative, research has conclusively demonstrated that the health of women and children is the cornerstone of public health and adolescents are central to everything we want to achieve, and to the overall success of the 2030 Agenda.

Healthy women and children create healthy societies and by helping adolescents realize their rights to health, well-being, education and full and equal participation in society, we are equipping them to attain their full potential as adults.

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