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Originally posted on WAGGGS

This article is published in collaboration with a larger campaign spearheaded by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and conducted by Heads of State and Government; Heads of U.N. Agencies; CEO’s; Leaders of Civil Society Organizations; and other global leaders who have demonstrated their leadership in the health field, in support of Every Woman Every Child. Learn more at www.everywomaneverychild.org

Two Girl Guides from Nigeria and Hungary have written about what girls and young women in their countries are doing to tackle the issues of maternal health and child mortality. These accounts illustrate the importance of the UN's Every Woman Every Child campaign, and the World Thinking Day themes for 2013 – “together we can save children’s lives” and “every mother’s life and health is precious.” Read more...

By: Joyce Banda; Originally posted on CNN

Editor's note: Joyce Banda assumed the presidency of Malawi in April and is a member of the Aspen Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health.

When I was young, one of my best friends lived in my grandmother's village. I saw Chrissie every weekend as we made our way through childhood -- she in the village school and I in the town school. We finally came together as students in secondary school. Sadly, Chrissie studied with me for only one term, as her parents could not afford the school fee of $6. She returned to her village, married early and had more than a half-dozen children. Read more...

By: Rachel Wilson; Originally posted on PATH Blog

This blog post is published in collaboration with a campaign led by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in support of Every Woman Every Child.

Medicines, resuscitators, contraceptives—they’re all essential tools with the potential to save lives. But in developing countries, too often these commodities and others are in short supply or not available at all. Read more...