An online COVID-19 summit is calling for a global commitment to improvements and greater investments in healthcare and social protection for women, children, and adolescents.
It says that post-pandemic health systems must be built back better, with a strong social protection net for all and improved healthcare for women, children and young people that takes full account of their self-articulated needs
Delegates attending this week’s online Lives in the Balance: A COVID-19 Summit, said they will call on global leaders to commit to a seven-point policy plan for improving and increasing investment in health systems and social protection policies for women, children and adolescents as the world rebuild in the wake of the pandemic.