Why We Must Invest in Early Adolescence: Early Intervention, Lasting Impact

Over the past 20 years, we have seen global reductions in maternal mortality and gains in early childhood survival [[1]UNICEFCommitting to child survival: A Promise Renewed. UNICEF, New York2014Google Scholar]. As world leaders are now increasingly focused on achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that all women, girls, and adolescents have equal chances of surviving and thriving, it is timely for us as funders to...