The third United Nations Sustainable Development Goal is to ensure healthy lives and promote
well-being for all at all ages.
The pandemic has halted or reversed progress in health and shortened life expectancy.
Ninety percent of countries are still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health
services.
A lack of data hinders the true understanding of the impact of COVID-19.
Scaling up investment in universal health coverage is essential.
Health workers in short supply in many regions have been stretched to their limits by the
pandemic.
A decade of progress in reproductive health, maternal health, and child health could be
stalled or reversed by COVID-19.