Using multistakeholder dialogues to assess policies, programmes and progress for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health

摘要

Stakeholders from a range of sectors – including health, finance, planning, water and sanitation, nutrition and education – and from diverse constituencies – including government, nongovernmental organizations, private sector and academic institutions – all contribute to the improvement of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health. Multistakeholder dialogues are structured processes used to bring stakeholders together to develop a shared understanding of issues, evidence and plans of action. 1 The sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the Global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016–2030) emphasize the importance of multistakeholder and cross-sector collaboration. 2 , 3 Multistakeholder dialogues can facilitate these processes, and their benefits and challenges have been shown in a variety of sectors and contexts. 1 Few multistakeholder dialogues have been systematically documented and evaluated, which is required to understand how they can be most effectively undertaken to support implementation and evaluation.