South-East Asia regional TAG meeting to accelerate reduction in newborn and child mortality towards achieving SDG 2030 targets

Overview

The seventh meeting of the Regional Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting was held virtually from 1619 Nov 2021. The aim was to review the situation and impact of the pandemic on the regional progress and recommend actions to accelerate the reduction in newborn and child mortality towards achieving SDG 2030 targets in the Region. 

The objectives of the meeting were to 1) review the potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic on SRMNCAH outcomes in the region, with a focus on newborn and child mortality; 2) review the regional progress in reduction of newborn and child mortality and identify key actions; and 3) provide recommendations for accelerating newborn and child mortality reduction for making progress towards achieving the related SDG targets.

On the first day of the meeting, SEAR-TAG members reviewed the preparations and programme of the meeting and revisited the previous recommendations. On the second to fourth days of the meeting, national programme managers for newborn and child health from countries, focal persons from WHO country offices and headquarters, representatives from UN H6 agencies at regional and country office level, and other partners joined the regional meeting. They contributed to the deliberations by sharing their work and experiences in the countries.