Improving tracking of aid for women's, children's, and adolescents' health

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established ambitious targets for maternal and child health. SDG target 3.1 aims to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 deaths per 100 000 livebirths, and SDG target 3.2 calls for all countries to reduce their child mortality to less than 25 deaths per 1000 livebirths by 2030. Currently, 79 countries are off track for one or both targets.1 Accelerated progress is urgently needed—if these countries fail to achieve SDG targets 3.1 and 3.2, the lives of 1·6 million mothers and 10·2 million children will be at stake.