Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Good Health & Well-Being


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

Worldwide Support for Development

WSD Tokyo Japan G

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society

WOCN 1969 Mount Laurel NJ USA N v

WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

SPS agreement 1993 T g

XLPDR International Association

2012 Valbrona Italy G

Y Care International

1984 London UK G

YAAKAARE REDHRCC

1997 Geneva Switzerland G

YOU Stiftung - Bildung für Kinder in Not

YOU Foundation 1992 Düsseldorf Germany G f

Young People We Care

YPWC Kumasi Ghana G

YOUROPE - The European Festival Association

1998 Bonn Germany D

Youth Cancer Europe

YCE 2015 F f

Youth Coalition

YCSRR 1999 Ottawa ON Canada F

Youth Express Network

Y-E-N 1993 Strasbourg France F

Youth Organisations for Drug Action

YODA 2011 D

Youthvoice Worldwide

YVW London UK N

ZOA

1973 Apeldoorn Netherlands G

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