World Health Summit 2021 COVID-19 threatens decades of progress in health outcomes and life chances for women and girlsPanelists call for country-led action with greater involvement by civil society and communities in fighting the next stage of the pandemic. ‘Communities need to be at the heart of it all’A World Health Summit panel calls for a paradigm shift in the implementation of One Health. In the post-COVID period, a strong midwifery workforce is more essential than everA World Health Summit panel calls for investments in midwifery to achieve Universal Health Coverage and resilient health systems. Vaccine Equity: Have we passed the test?At the WHS 2021, a high-level panel considers achievements and shortfalls in the efforts of the international community to reach global vaccination targets. © World Health Summit