YAOUNDE, Cameroon – African countries at the 58th Session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa conference have proposed setting up a Global Fund to advance the fight against maternal deaths and infant mortality.
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UN Partnerships Tackle Natural Disaster Relief for Pregnant Women in the Pacific
September 4th, 2008
SASAMUGA, Solomon Islands – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have established the Joint Country Presence initiative to expand the agencies’ ability to respond to natural disaster crises and provide effective health care to women and children in the Pacific Islands.
Mali Event Spotlights Maternal and Newborn Mortality
July 31st, 2008
BAMAKO, Mali – Academic, NGO, and government officials held a press conference here July 31 to spotlight their action plans to lower the country's high maternal and newborn mortality.
Public Broadcasting Looks In Depth at Maternal Mortality
July 22nd, 2008
NEW YORK—Public broadcasting television puts a spotlight on maternal health in Africa with a feature-length documentary on an unconventional project that trains midwives in Mozambique to perform obstetric surgery.
African Traditional Leaders Take On Maternal Mortality
July 21st, 2008
ABUJA, Nigeria—Some 250 tribal and traditional leaders from 21 countries are meeting in Nigeria this week to draw up a joint assault on the continent's stubbornly high maternal mortality rates.