Building a Future of Health

An Unspoken Crisis: Children Are Being Left Behind

In 2022, one child died every six seconds. The causes of most of those deaths were preventable. This is unacceptable.

Whereas countries have the tools and knowledge to end preventable deaths and suffering in children, children face inequalities in access to health care. Parliamentarians play a critical role in taking deliberate decisions and actions to prioritize children’s health through policies, budgets, and program decisions. Countries need a strong movement of parliamentarians to champion health equity in children.

This brief was prepared by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to ask parliamentarians and UNITE to champion that movement from local realities to global debates.