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World MPs Meeting Focuses on Maternal Health

Parliamentarians from around the world are set to meet in Uganda for the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly. Some of the issues to be discussed are good governance and maternal health.
Abbie Traylor-Smith/Oxfam

Health experts are concerned at the stubbornly high numbers of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth or as a result. They said that there is need to change strategy to tackle the issue from all fronts including Parliament and at societal level.

  • Africa:   World MPs Meet Opens in Kampala

    New Vision, 30 March 2012

    The world parliamentarians ' meeting in Kampala will be dominated by maternal health issues, as African women and health experts push for more commitment to reduce the high… Read more »

  • Uganda:   IPU President Jets in

    New Vision, 27 March 2012

    The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly president Abdelwahed Radi arrived in Uganda on Tuesday for the 126th Parliamentary Assembly. Read more »

  • Uganda:   Policymakers Review Maternal Mortality Progress

    Independent (Kampala), 27 March 2012

    On 27 March, policymakers and advocates from sub-Saharan Africa gathered in Kampala, Uganda, at a regional consultation convened by Partners in Population and Development and… Read more »

  • Uganda:   Maternal Health to Be Centre of IPU Discussion

    Observer, 21 March 2012

    With the prize of hosting the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Related Meetings safely secured, Uganda embarked on ensuring that one of its most bothering domestic health… Read more »

  • Uganda:   IPU Another Feather in Parliament's Cap

    Observer, 1 March 2012

    In just about a month, over one thousand international delegates, largely parliamentarians, will converge on Kampala for the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly and… Read more »

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