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    • From left to right: Sibongile Mthembu (GLN Secretariat), Ilze Kalnina (PMNCH), Mmbatho Montso (GLN Secretariat), Susan Lin (PATH), Lwazi Manzi (GLN Secretariat), and Tsepiso Makwetla (Senior Media Consultant) at the Regional Prioritization of Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (WCAH) event, held on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva
    • Participants engage in the Regional Prioritization of Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (WCAH) event, co-hosted by the Global Leaders Network (GLN), and PMNCH during the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva
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Global Leaders Network Issue Calls to Elevate Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health on Regional Political Agendas during the 78th World Health Assembly

In 2023, 1 in 15 children in Sub-Saharan Africa died before reaching their fifth birthday—14 times higher than the risk for children born in high-income countries

As global health leaders converged on Geneva last week for the 78th World Health Assembly (http://apo-opa.co/44Zxg2H), there was a clear focus on prioritization and maximizing limited resources in the current aid constrained environment. One area prioritized by global health leaders in key discussions throughout the week was women’s, children’s, and adolescents’…