Towards 2030: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.SDG3
Target3.1 :By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births. several NGOS are working towards improving women’s health. Through targeting various health aspects , the NGos below are supporting the improvement of women’s lives.
- Women Deliver: A global advocacy organization that focuses on maternal and reproductive health, aiming to advance gender equality and empower women and girls.
- Women’s Health Initiative (WWHI): This NGO focuses on promoting women’s health and well-being, particularly in developing countries, through initiatives such as healthcare training, reproductive health services, and advocacy.
- EngenderHealth: A global organization that works to improve women’s reproductive health and rights, with a particular emphasis on family planning, maternal health, and HIV/AIDS prevention..
- Global Fund for Women: An organization that supports grassroots initiatives and movements working to advance women’s health and rights worldwide, addressing issues such as violence against women, reproductive rights, and economic empowerment.
- Women’s Refugee Commission: This NGO focuses on the health and well-being of displaced women and girls, providing access to reproductive healthcare, addressing gender-based violence, and advocating for their rights.
- Every Mother Counts: Founded by the model and maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns, this organization aims to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother worldwide through grants, awareness campaigns, and partnerships.
- Fistula Foundation: Dedicated to ending obstetric fistula, a devastating childbirth injury, this NGO provides surgical treatment, education, and prevention programs to improve women’s health and well-being.
- Planned Parenthood: A global organization that provides reproductive healthcare services, including access to contraceptives, abortion services, and general women’s health check-ups.
