But this effort requires a unified global commitment to prioritize the science, programs, and funding necessary to reach every vulnerable woman and child around the world.
"The Free Health Care policy is a demonstration of our commitment to prioritize the Health sector and improve the general condition of pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under the age of five in the country", said Mohamed Koroma, Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation.
New ideas and programs have a stronger potential to reach fruition when the C-suite designates a project lead and makes an organization commitment to prioritizing the effort (e.g. making time for it).
UNICEF Representative, Jama Gulaid, commended the Government of Tanzania for its commitment to prioritizing child rights.
UNICEF Tanzania Deputy Representative, Paul Edwards, commended the Government of Tanzania for its commitment to prioritizing child rights and reaffirmed UNICEF's commitment and support towards making birth registration and certification a reality for all children.
The government of Haiti has indicated its commitment to prioritizing the needs of children and youth, but the earthquake has dramatically complicated the difficult task of assuring the well-being of Haiti's youngest citizens.
The medical community and its regulatory bodies including the FDA owe their patients a commitment to prioritizing their health over industries who can capitalize at worst, or fail to adequately consider at best, patients' distress stemming from their disease states that can drive them to seemingly quick medical solutions.
On the implementation side, both the United States' President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) [ 16] and UNITAID [ 17] made commitments to prioritize the needs of children.
Since the organization's redoubling of its commitment five years ago to prioritize those children who are most in need, "the strategic importance of an equity focus is also all the more apparent," he added.
To accomplish this it was necessary to review 964 municipal development plans and 32 departmental plans, and to sign a commitment in which all agreed to prioritize actions on themes of childhood.
Men with arthritis have been found to prioritize work commitments over health concerns [ 23] and may thus have expressed less interest in some educational needs.
