Over one million women and 3.5 million newborn infants could be saved if the targets of goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are met by 2030. But 42 of 181 countries remain off track to achieving SDG-3. There is evidence to support effective community-based health interventions in achieving this target. Participatory learning and action (PLA), as an evidence-based approach, has the potential to reduce the incidence of death among newborns and mothers. Its efficacy and cost effectiveness are already well established. Recent evidence of PLA scaled up by public health systems makes a compelling case for its integration within national programmes in India and beyond. For the success of large government programmes, community engagement is essential, for which the PLA approach offers a unique operational framework. The impact on the global policy formulations by G20 nations can play a key role in scaling up this community- led approach.
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