SDG 3 Newsletter

In this round-up blog, we have collated every issue of the newsletter brought to you by the Springer Nature Sustainable Development Goal 3  Working Group, so that everyone can easily locate all the excellent content that make up each issue. We will add each issue as it publishes.

Issue 1: A round-up of Springer Nature's SDG 3 working group in 2024
This first newsletter highlights the efforts of Springer Nature colleagues, external editors and authors who have given their time to support our SDG 3 activities. 

Issue 2: Diseases
To kick-off 2025 the newsletter mainly focused on the third and fourth WHO targets for ensuring good health and well-being for all, which aim to combat communicable diseases and to reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCD).

Issue 3: Children and Young People
In this issue of the newsletter we considered how prioritiseing children and young people's health and wellbeing can promote the UN's SDG 3 targets and general health and wellbeing.

Issue 4: LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing
Coinciding with 2025 Pride Month, last years June newsletter focuses on LGBTQIA+ health and wellbeing. The blogs discuss transgender (trans) healthcare, the Black community, and the cultural legacy of AIDS.

Issue 5: Access for All
Here we explore the importance of equity in healthcare and academic publishing to ensure progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3, good health and wellbeing for all.

Issue 6: Women's Health
The October 2025 newsletter focused on women's healthcare, access to treatment, and female health outcomes. Explore blogs about breastfeeding, cancer/oncology, medical devices, maternal and birth outcomes, and the history of women's health.

Issue 7: 2025 Round-up
To close 2025 the newsletter covered any important updates from November and December, as well as showcasing the most important SDG 3 blogs of the year.

Issue 8: Noncommunicable Diseases
Kicking off 2026 working with researchers, charities and Springer Nature staff, we brought you news on non-communicable diseases and SDG 3 through a mixture of blogs on cancer, Crohn's disease, lupus, endometriosis, oral health, parent mental health, trials regulations and more.

Issue 9: Infectious Diseases
There was huge interest in contributing to this SDG 3 Newsletter on infectious disease. Undoubtedly a hot topic that showcased a variety of topics, including malaria, meningitis, dengue virus, ebola, one health and health policy.

Issue 10: Equity in Health Systems
We were delighted to be publishing the 10th issue of the SDG 3 Newsletter and to see interest and support continuing to grow. Here we cover inclusive clinical trials, vaccination, and efforts to address healthcare access gaps, sex differences in research, and maternal care in LMICs.

Thank you so much for reading and supporting the newsletter. Our readers and contributors and invaluable and we hope we in return are providing a valuable resource.

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