Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Great strides have been made in improving people’s health in recent years. 146 out of 200 countries or areas have already met or are on track to meet the SDG target on under-5 mortality. Effective HIV treatment has cut global AIDS-related deaths by 52 per cent since 2010 and at least one neglected tropical disease has been eliminated in 47 countries.
However, inequalities in health care access still persist. The COVID-19 pandemic and other ongoing crises have impeded progress towards Goal 3. Childhood vaccinations have experienced the largest decline in three decades, and tuberculosis and malaria deaths have increased compared with pre-pandemic levels.
The Sustainable Development Goals make a bold commitment to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other communicable diseases by 2030. The aim is to achieve universal health coverage, and provide access to safe and affordable medicines and vaccines for all.
To overcome these setbacks and address long-standing health care shortcomings, increased investment in health systems is needed to support countries in their recovery and build resilience against future health threats.
Name | Acronym | Founded | City HQ | Country/Territory HQ | Type I | Type II |
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War Child |
1993 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | F | ||
WASH Alliance International |
WAI | 2011 | G | y | ||
WASH United |
2010 | Berlin | Germany | G | ||
Washington Global Health Alliance |
WGHA | 2007 | Seattle WA | USA | G | |
WASTE |
1983 | The Hague | Netherlands | G | ||
Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict |
Watchlist | 2001 | New York NY | USA | G | |
Water and Sanitation for Africa |
WSA | 1988 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | E | |
Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor |
WSUP | 2004 | London | UK | G | y |
Water and Sanitation Programme |
WSP | Washington DC | USA | E | g | |
Water Engineers for the Americas |
WEFTA | 2002 | Santa Fe NM | USA | G | |
Water Europe |
WE | 2004 | Brussels | Belgium | E | y |
Water for People |
WFP | 1991 | Denver CO | USA | G | |
Water Inception |
2017 | Nyon | Switzerland | N | ||
Water Mission International |
Water Mission | 2001 | North Charleston SC | USA | G | |
Water Missions International |
WMI | 2001 | Charleston SC | USA | G | |
Water, Engineering and Development Centre |
WEDC | 1972 | Loughborough | UK | G | |
WaterAid |
1981 | London | UK | F | ||
WaterAid Canada |
WAC | 1987 | Ottawa ON | Canada | G | |
Waterbirth International |
1988 | Boca Raton FL | USA | N | ||
Waterforeveryone |
2017 | Preverenges | Switzerland | G | ||
Waterpreneurs |
Geneva | Switzerland | F | |||
WAVE Trust - Worldwide Alternatives to Violence |
1996 | Croydon | UK | G | ||
WE Charity |
1995 | Toronto ON | Canada | F | ||
WEC International |
WEC | 1913 | Coventry | UK | F | v |
Wellbeing Foundation Africa |
ABFA | 2004 | G | f | ||
Wellshare International |
Minneapolis MN | USA | G | |||
Wellspring International Outreach |
WIO | 2008 | N | |||
WELLSTART International |
1977 | San Clemente CA | USA | G | ||
Welt der Kinder - a child's world |
Welt der Kinder | Bregenz | Austria | N | ||
Welthungerhilfe |
1962 | Bonn | Germany | G | ||
WEMOS |
1981 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | G | ||
WePROTECT Global Alliance |
2012 | Lisse | Netherlands | B | ||
West Africa Centre for Peace Foundation |
WACPF | 2008 | Accra | Ghana | G | f |
West African Association of Food Science and Technology |
WAAFoST | 2008 | Guelph ON | Canada | D | |
West African College of Nursing |
WACN | 1980 | Lagos | Nigeria | F | v |
West African College of Physicians |
WACP | 1976 | Lagos | Nigeria | D | |
West African Health Organization |
WAHO | 1987 | Bobo Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | E | g |
West African Women's Association |
WAWA | 1984 | Dakar | Senegal | E | |
West and Central Africa Human Rights Training Institute |
WACAHRI | 2004 | E | j | ||
Western Pacific Association for Medical Education |
WPAME | 1988 | D | |||
WFO - Pan-African Regional Office |
1977 | Tunis | Tunisia | K | ||
WFTO-Europe |
Brussels | Belgium | D | |||
Wheelchair Sports Worldwide |
1998 | Aylesbury | UK | K | f | |
Wherever the Need |
WTN | 1997 | Bath | UK | G | |
Whirlwind Wheelchair International |
WWI | 1989 | San Francisco CA | USA | N | |
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood |
WRA | Washington DC | USA | F | ||
WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Strengthening |
1999 | Barcelona | Spain | K | g | |
WHO Centre for Health Development |
WKC | 1996 | Kobe | Japan | E | g |
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health |
ECEH | Bonn | Germany | K | g | |
WHO European Healthy Cities Network |
WHO Healthy Cities | 1988 | Copenhagen | Denmark | E |