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

Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists

ATSS 1987 Greenville SC USA F v

Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin-America

1985 Mexico City Mexico E y

Association of University Programs in Health Administration

AUPHA Washington DC USA G

Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts

AVSE Global 2011 Paris France G

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

AWHONN 1969 Washington DC USA G

Association of Working Communities of the Alpine Regions

AWCAR 1989 Innsbruck Austria E

Association Ollier Maffuci Europe

Brissac Loire Aubance France G

Association pour la promotion de l'éducation et de la formation à l'étranger

APEFE 1976 Brussels Belgium G

Association pour la recherche en neuroéducation

ARN Montréal QC Canada G

Association pour la réhabilitation et le transfert humanitaires d'équipements médicaux et d'installations de santé

ARTHEMIS 1997 N

Association pour le développement agro-industriel du Sahel

ADAIS 1983 Vaux-en-Bugey France G t

Association pour les Produits Propres et Parentéraux

A3P 1986 Lyon France G

Association Roger Riou

1975 Paris France G

Association scientifique européenne pour l'eau et la santé

ASEES 1969 Paris France D

Associazione Amici dei Bambini

AiBi 1986 San Giuliano Milanese Italy G

Associazione Sanitaria Internazionale

1954 Rome Italy G

ASTRA - Central and Eastern European Women's Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

ASTRA Network 1999 Warsaw Poland F

ASUDEC

1998 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso G

ATHENA Network

ATHENA 2006 F y

Atlantic Euro Mediterranean Academy of Medical Science

AEM AMS Sofia Bulgaria G

Atlas Alliance

1981 Oslo Norway G

Atlas Service Corps

2006 Washington DC USA G

Atrocities Prevention Board

APB 2012 N g

Attack Avoidable Maternal Mortality/Morbidity

A2M2 2021 G

Attitudinal Healing International

AHI Sausalito CA USA N

Australasian Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine

A5M 2005 Camberwell VIC Australia N

Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

AusACPDM 2002 Parkville VIC Australia G v

Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry

Balwyn VIC Australia G

Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

AACB 1961 Alexandria NSW Australia G

Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care

AAQHC 1990 Gold Coast QLD Australia N

Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law

AABHL 2009 Sydney NSW Australia N

Australasian Association of Clinical Geneticists

AACG Alexandria NSW Australia G

Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College

ACNC Brookside Centre QLD Australia N

Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine

AChSHM 1988 Sydney NSW Australia G

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

ACEM 1984 Melbourne VIC Australia G

Australasian College of Advancement in Medicine

ACAM 1995 Glen Osmond SA Australia G

Australasian College of Aesthetic Medicine

ACAM 2014 Sydney NSW Australia G

Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

ACNEM 1982 Melbourne VIC Australia N

Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine

ACPSEM 1977 Mascot NSW Australia G

Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons

ACPS 1978 Melbourne VIC Australia G

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians

ACSEP 1985 Melbourne VIC Australia N

Australasian College of Tropical Medicine

ACTM 1991 Red Hill QLD Australia G v

Australasian Critical Incident Stress Association

ACISA 1990 Glenelg SA Australia N

Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society

ADIPS Sydney NSW Australia G

Australasian Epidemiological Association

AEA 1987 Parkville VIC Australia G

Australasian Federation for Medical and Veterinary Mycology

AFMVM 1979 Melbourne VIC Australia G

Australasian Gene Therapy Society

AGTS 1999 Wentworthville NSW Australia N

Australasian Genomic Technologies Association

AGTA 2003 G

Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy and Surgery

AGES 1990 Indooroopilly QLD Australia G

Australasian Hepatology Association

AHA 2002 Adelaide SA Australia N

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