APRIL 2013 – The Sixth Conference of African Union Ministers of Health culminated in continued high-level commitment to women’s and children’s health. Held under the theme “the impact of non-communicable diseases and neglected tropical illnesses on Africa’s socio-economic development,” the conference resulted in the approval of a second maternal, newborn, and child health status report, as requested by AU Heads of State and Government in Kampala in 2010.
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Global newborn action
15-18 APRIL 2013 | JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Participants from more than 50 countries came together to focus on accelerating the scale-up of high-impact interventions to address the three leading causes of newborn mortality: prematurity, intrapartum-related complications and infections.