The African Union adopted the Maputo Plan of Action in 2006 to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and move sexual and reproductive health higher on Africa's political agenda. Over the past three years African nations have taken major steps forward in developing country-level plans for achieving the targets of the Maputo Plan. The challenge is now implementation. This briefing card, produced by an ad hoc group of international organizations who make up the Support Group for the Maputo Plan of Action, outlines progress to date and the steps to achievement.