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PMNCH Progress Report 2013

Maternal, newborn and child health

Publisher/Organizer: The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Publication date: May 2014

Number of pages: 52

Language: En

With just two years left until 2015 and the end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era, the
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) took a pragmatic decision in 2013. It struck
a balance between accelerating progress towards achieving MDGs 4 and 5 on child and maternal health
(taking account of other related MDGs) while looking ahead to the post-2015 development agenda – and
promoting the role of women and children in that global agenda.

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Call to action: Support contraceptives on the New No Controversy Website

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26 JUNE 2012 | A number of PMNCH partners have launched a Call to Action and Support for contraceptives. More than 200 million women in developing countries who don’t want to get pregnant lack access to contraceptives. This is a life and death crisis. Complications in pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death for women in Africa.

Contraceptives save lives. Giving women and girls access to contraceptives is transformational – families become healthier, wealthier, and better educated. Reducing unintended pregnancies leads to fewer girls dropping out of school and greater opportunity to escape poverty. Contraceptives are one of the best investments a country can make in its future… Read full article.