The 37th G8 Summit was held in Deauville, France from May 26-27, 2011. The three priorities of the French Presidency of the G8 Summit were the internet and green growth, international peace and security and partnership with Africa. Though health was not a priority of the G8 this year, the Deauville statement reaffirmed a commitment to improving maternal health and reducing child mortality, most notably through the Muskoka Initiative for Maternal, Newborn and Child health launched in 2010. Read more...
Updates
Harper Government Announces New Maternal, Newborn and Children Health Initiatives
February 1st, 2011
Last week, at the first meeting of the Information and Accountability Commission on Women’s and Children’s Health, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced support for new development projects that will save the lives and improve the health of mothers and children in Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Bangladesh, demonstrating Canada’s commitment to the G-8 Muskoka Initiative. Read more...
Op-Ed: Keep Up the Pressure on Maternal Health, Canada
January 25th, 2011
By: Jill Sheffield, President of Women Deliver; originally posted in The Globe and Mail, Canada
Almost one year ago exactly, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that maternal health would be the focus of the summer’s G8 summit. This was major news for those of us who had spent decades in the maternal health field, and was one more signal that 2010 would be a landmark year for our issues.
And from virtually every standpoint, it was. Read more...