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Women Deliver 2013 Conference Concludes

Women Deliver 2013 concluded today with a call for continued investments in girls and women. The conference was the largest of the decade focused on girls' and women's health and rights, bringing together more than 4,500 leaders and advocates representing over 2,200 organizations and 149 countries.

Africa: Women Deliver 2013 Concludes With a United Call to Invest in Girls and Women

Global Health Strategies, 30 May 2013

Women Deliver 2013 concluded today with a call for continued investments in girls and women. The conference was the largest of the decade focused on girls' and women's health and… Read more »

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A mother and her child from West Point, a low-income neighbourhood of Monrovia, Liberia. The 10-worst countries in which to be a mother are all in sub-Saharan Africa.

Liberia: Access to Contraceptive Stressed - At Women Deliver 2013

New Republic, 31 May 2013

On the second day of Women Deliver 2013, the largest conference on girls and women of the decade, global leaders announced progress and new commitments toward expanding… Read more »
Africa: Global Leaders Call for Accelerated Progress on Family Planning

Global Health Strategies, 29 May 2013

On the second day of Women Deliver 2013, the largest conference on girls and women of the decade, global leaders announced progress and new commitments toward expanding… Read more »
Africa: Gates Places Family Planning Top of the Agenda

Health-e, 29 May 2013

Leading health philanthropist Melinda Gates has appealed to the world to make family planning a top priority and appealed to the 3 000 delegates at the 3rd Women Deliver meeting to… Read more »
South Africa: Girls and Women - Drivers of Development

Health-e, 29 May 2013

In development, there are lots of statistics. Sometimes, the digits start to cross in your head, but every once in a while a number jumps out at you because it expresses a… Read more »
Africa: How Vaccines Deliver Health for Women - Seth Berkley Presentation to Women Deliver 2013

GAVI, 29 May 2013

Addressing the "To the Point" Plenary, GAVI CEO Dr Seth Berkley explained why vaccination today ensures young girls grow into healthy and fulfilled women tomorrow. Here's a quick… Read more »
Africa: Report Finds Uneven Progress in Expanding Pregnancy and Delivery Care

The Guttmacher Institute, 28 May 2013

Each year, an estimated 287,000 women worldwide die from pregnancy-related causes, and approximately three million newborns do not survive past the first 28 days of life. The… Read more »
Africa: Girls' & Women's Health and Rights in Focus At Women Deliver 2013

Global Health Strategies, 28 May 2013

Today, more than 4,000 global leaders and advocates from nearly 150 countries gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for Women Deliver 2013, the largest conference of the decade… Read more »
Africa: Women Deliver Conference Opens

VOA, 27 May 2013

The Women Deliver conference opens Tuesday (5/280) in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Organizers call it the largest global meeting of the decade on the health and well-being… Read more »

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Working to Ensure Mother and Child Survival

Toyin Saraki's efforts on behalf of mother and child survival are part of a growing global push to invest in the health of women and their families. Read more »
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