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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Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
LICR | 1971 | New York NY | USA | E | j |
Lugina Africa Midwives Research Network |
LAMRN | 1992 | Nairobi | Kenya | F | |
Luke Society |
1964 | Sioux Falls SD | USA | N | ||
Lumos Foundation |
London | UK | G | f | ||
Lung Cancer Europe |
LuCE | Bern | Switzerland | D | y | |
LUPUS EUROPE |
1989 | Brussels | Belgium | D | ||
Lutheran AIDS Network |
LANET | 1994 | Pittsburgh PA | USA | G | |
Lutheran World Relief |
LWR | 1945 | Baltimore MD | USA | G | |
Lymphoma Coalition |
LC | 2002 | Mississauga ON | Canada | C | y |
Lynch Syndrome International |
LSI | Madison CT | USA | G | ||
M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies |
M8 Alliance | 2009 | Berlin | Germany | E | y |
Maestral International |
Minneapolis MN | USA | G | |||
Magee Womancare International |
MWI | 1992 | Pittsburgh PA | USA | G | |
Mailbox Club International |
TMCI | 1965 | Valdosta GA | USA | N | |
Maison Chance Organization |
1993 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | F | ||
Maison de sagesse |
MdS | Etampes | France | G | ||
Maison du Peuple d'Europe |
MPEVH | 2014 | Brussels | Belgium | G | |
Major League Eating |
MLE | New York NY | USA | N | ||
Make Mothers Matter |
1947 | Paris | France | C | ||
Make-A-Wish Foundation International |
1980 | Hilversum | Netherlands | G | f | |
Malaria Consortium |
2003 | London | UK | G | ||
Malaria Foundation International |
MFI | 1992 | Atlanta GA | USA | F | f |
Malaria No More |
2006 | Washington DC | USA | G | ||
Male Contraceptive Initiative |
MCI | 2013 | Raleigh NC | USA | G | |
Malteser Foreign Aid Department |
1956 | Cologne | Germany | G | ||
Malteser International |
2005 | Cologne | Germany | E | ||
Management Sciences for Health |
MSH | 1971 | Medford MA | USA | G | |
Manna International |
1984 | Redwood City CA | USA | G | ||
MAP International |
1954 | Brunswick GA | USA | F | ||
Margaret Sanger Center International |
MSCI | New York NY | USA | G | ||
Marijuana Anonymous World Services |
MA | 1989 | Walnut CA | USA | N | v |
Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas |
MITF | 1985 | Mill Valley CA | USA | G | |
Marion Medical Mission |
MMM | 1985 | Marion IL | USA | N | |
Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme |
MPHRP | 2012 | Croydon | UK | F | y |
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled |
Marrakesh Treaty | 2013 | T | g | ||
Martín-Baró Initiative for Wellbeing and Human Rights |
1989 | Jamaica Plain MA | USA | G | f | |
Mas Paz Menos SIDA Fundación |
+ Paz - sida Fundación | Buenos Aires | Argentina | F | f | |
MaterCare International |
MCI | 1995 | St John's NL | Canada | D | |
Maternal and Childhealth Advocacy International |
MCAI | 1995 | Achnasheen | UK | G | |
Maternity Foundation |
2005 | Copenhagen | Denmark | G | f | |
Maternity Worldwide |
2002 | Brighton | UK | G | ||
Mattel Children's Foundation |
1978 | El Segundo CA | USA | N | f | |
Maventy Health International |
MHI | 2007 | Tenafly NJ | USA | G | |
Max Foundation |
1997 | Seattle WA | USA | J | f | |
Mayday Rescue |
2014 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | J | f | |
MCF-B |
2000 | Halle | Belgium | G | ||
McKnight Foundation |
1953 | Minneapolis MN | USA | G | f | |
MDS Alliance |
C | |||||
Med Help International |
1994 | Melbourne FL | USA | N | ||
Medact |
1980 | London | UK | G |