Challenges on the road to achieving the SDG 3.2 targets in resource-limited settings

Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)s adopted by all UN member states in 2015 represent a shared dream of an ideal life for all people worldwide. The second target of SDG 3, achieve good health and wellbeing for all, is to end preventable deaths of newborns and children younger than 5 years, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality rate (NMR) by 2030 to at least as low as 12 per 1000 livebirths and under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) to at least as low as 25 per 1000 livebirths.1 This target, which focuses on children younger than 5 years who are particularly affected by the higher mortality burden in low-income and middle-income countries, requires continued monitoring of U5MR and NMR to identify regions of the world where efforts need to be strengthened.