KAMPALA, UGANDA – Leaders of nearly 120 national parliaments attending a major meeting here this week resolved to prioritize action and resources for improving the health of women and children.
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Global Illumination Initiative: Shedding light on premature birth
4 APRIL 2012 – Worldwide, one baby in 10 is born premature: Every year, about 13 million children are born too early. Despite this high number, the public is hardly aware of how to prevent preterm birth and the problems and risks involved in the development of a preterm infant.
Parliamentarians consider landmark Resolution on maternal and child health
31 MARCH -5 APRIL 2012 | KAMPALA, Uganda – Some 1500 Parliamentarians from across the globe are focusing on women’s and children’s health at the 126th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union this week in Kampala.
White Ribbon Alliance: Women’s and children’s health high on agenda
PMNCH member White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) is reporting direct from the Assembly on the progress of the IPU resolution “Access to Health as a Basic Right: The Role of Parliaments in Addressing Key Challenges to Securing the Health of Women and Children”.
Lancet review examines equity in MNCH interventions
31 MARCH 2012 – The global health community must increase its efforts to ensure key maternal, newborn, and child health interventions are adequately reaching all social groups.
Accountability for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: An update on progress in priority countries
Author(s)/Editor(s): Requejo J, Bryce J, Deixel A, Victora C
Publisher/Organizer: World Health Organization
Publication date: 2012
Number of pages: 94
Language: En