"Data shows that the pandemic is impacting efforts to reduce maternal neonatal and mortality of children under 5 and ensure all women have access to sexual and reproductive health services". A report commissioned by UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) in late September has demonstrated that Latin American and Caribbean countries, in particular, have seen their health services exacerbated as a result of the pandemic, making it harder to achieve the targets for SDG 3.  Arachu Castro, chair of public health in Latin America at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine has highlighted that the most shocking data found, reflected that a lot of essential services had "been suspended, partially or fully". The pandemic has notably impacted the health systems of many countries, making it also increasingly harder to achieve target 3.d of SDG3, which is to strengthen the capacity of all countries for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks. The reason why women and children are negatively affected by COVID- 19 is due to a lack of prioritisation for certain health services such as access to contraception, limited vaccination and the misinformation surrounding breastfeeding.