{"id":235290,"date":"2022-08-26T10:06:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T08:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/president-recommits-to-uplifting-health-wellbeing-of-vulnerable-groups\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T10:06:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T08:06:46","slug":"president-recommits-to-uplifting-health-wellbeing-of-vulnerable-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/president-recommits-to-uplifting-health-wellbeing-of-vulnerable-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"President recommits to uplifting health, wellbeing of vulnerable groups"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) and recommitted to the upliftment of women, adolescents and children in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The PMNCH is a leading group aimed at securing the health and wellbeing of the vulnerable groups by working with states and some 1 300 partner organisations.<\/p>\n

The President met with PMNCH Board Chairperson (Rt) Helen Clark on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was impressed with the way the PMNCH sought to elicit our commitments for our people first because indeed charity begins at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope that as Head of State, I can build confidence in our ability to positively impact these vulnerable population groups by sharing the models being implemented across the Republic of South Africa, exchanging best practices, and mobilising other champions to galvanise greater action, thereby elicit lasting commitments for real change in the lived experience of our women, adolescents and children,\u201d President Ramaphosa said.<\/p>\n

Clark hailed the President\u2019s commitment to ensuring that reversals suffered by women, children and adolescents in the health and well-being \u2013 which are compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises \u2013 are halted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply honoured that President Ramaphosa has agreed to support this critical agenda as we need urgent and transformative action to reverse these worrying trends. This will help drive the much-needed political will behind issues that impact on outcomes for women, children and adolescents.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt PMNCH, we are committed to working alongside the President to position this agenda so that action is taken to get back on track towards achievement of SDG 3 [Sustainable Development Goal 3]. At this time when compounding crises are rolling back previous progress made on women\u2019s empowerment and the health of communities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The United Nations\u2019 SDG 3 is geared at ensuring \u201chealthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to the Presidency, President Ramaphosa and Clark discussed the SDG 3 targets in detail.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President and Clark explored opportunities to undertake high-level political advocacy and strategic interventions to amass political, financial, and programmatic commitments from all sectors of society, including the private sector, critical to delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis includes the SDG 3 targets for women\u2019s, children\u2019s and adolescents’ health, especially in the face of the toxic combination of COVID-19, escalating gender based violence, economic instability, the climate crisis and conflicts,\u201d the Presidency said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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