| Description | In October 2007, a gathering of nearly 2.000 advocates, researchers, policy makers, and global leaders from 115
countries put the world on notice the deaths of more than 500.000 women each year in pregnancy and childbirth
will no longer be tolerated. The Women Deliver conference, held in London to mark the 20th anniversary of the
Safe Motherhood Initiative, brought new ammunition to the case for investing in maternal and newborn health.
It successfully demonstrated that maternal and newborn health is key to the economic growth and the social
fabric of developing nations.
In October 2007, a gathering of nearly 2.000 advocates, researchers, policy makers, and global leaders from 115countries put the world on notice the deaths of more than 500.000 women each year in pregnancy and childbirthwill no longer be tolerated. The Women Deliver conference, held in London to mark the 20th anniversary of theSafe Motherhood Initiative, brought new ammunition to the case for investing in maternal and newborn health.It successfully demonstrated that maternal and newborn health is key to the economic growth and the socialfabric of developing nations. |
| Tag | report, meeting report, meeting summary, Women Deliver, English, maternal and newborn health, sexual health, HIV/AIDS, youth, empowerment, health systems, funding, human rights, advocacy, |
