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

The Dysmelia Network

DysNet 2009 Solna Sweden D

The Elders Foundation

2007 London UK F fv

The European Nature Trust

TENT 2000 London UK G

The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association

TEPPFA 1992 Brussels Belgium D t

The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights

GBI 2009 Eastbourne UK F

The Global Institute

2010 Portland ME USA F

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit

ICIEC 1994 Jeddah Saudi Arabia E eg

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous

JFR 1986 West Orange NJ USA G f

The Lancefield Society

2019 Barnarring VIC Australia E v

The Leprosy Mission International

TLMI 1874 Brentford UK F

The Lutheran World Federation

LWF 1947 Le Grand-Saconnex Switzerland B

The NCD Alliance

NCDA 2010 Geneva Switzerland E y

The Network: Towards Unity for Health

The Network: TUFH 1979 F y

The Nippon Foundation

1962 Tokyo Japan G f

The Ocean Cleanup

2013 Rotterdam Netherlands G f

The Rockefeller Foundation

1913 New York NY USA F f

The Round Table Foundation

TRTF 1982 F f

The Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology

SBN 1996 Schaumburg IL USA N

The World Bank Group

Washington DC USA F g

Therapeutic Touch International Association

TTIA 1977 Delmar NY USA N

Therapy Dogs International

TDI 1976 Flanders NJ USA N

Think Pink Europe

2018 Ostend Belgium F

Third World Network

TWN 1984 Penang Malaysia F

Thrasher Research Fund

1977 Salt Lake City UT USA N f

Thrombosis and Hemostasis Societies of North America

THSNA 2013 Glenview IL USA D c

Thyroid Cancer Alliance

TCA Rotterdam Netherlands C

Tics and Tourette Across the Globe

TTAG 2022 Hannover Germany C

Timor Aid

1998 Dili Timor-Leste G

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society

TERMIS 2005 San Ramon CA USA C

To Love Children Educational Foundation International

2002 Baltimore MD USA G f

Together Women Rise

2003 Greenville SC USA G

Toilet Board Coalition

TBC 2015 Geneva Switzerland C

Tomorrow People Organization

2002 Belgrade Serbia G

Toothfriendly Foundation

2004 Basel Switzerland F f

Toothfriendly International

TI 1982 Basel Switzerland G

Torch Trust for the Blind

Market Harborough UK G

Tostan

1991 Dakar Senegal F

Toughlove, International

1979 Los Angeles CA USA N

Toxicology Forum

TF Reston VA USA N

Toy Industries of Europe

TIE 1997 Brussels Belgium D t

Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation

1992 New York NY USA N f

Traidmission

Hamilton New Zealand G

Training for Health Equity Network

THEnet 2008 J

Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions NETwork

TEPHINET 1997 Decatur GA USA E

Transatlantic Children's Enterprise

TRACE 1985 Enfield UK N

Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS

TPAA 2003 New York NY USA G

Transcultural Nursing Society

1974 Livonia MI USA N

Translational Research In Oncology

TRIO Edmonton AB Canada G

Translators without Borders

1993 F

Transnational Giving Europe

TGE 1998 Brussels Belgium F y

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