Goal 3 aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all. While progress has been made—such as reducing child mortality and expanding HIV treatment—health inequalities persist, and the COVID-19 pandemic reversed hard-won gains in vaccination and disease control.

Achieving this goal means investing in stronger health systems, expanding universal health coverage, and ensuring access to affordable care, medicines, and vaccines, especially for vulnerable communities. Promoting health equity and resilience is essential to building a more sustainable and just future.