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- 17/06/2013 : Countdown 2015 launches 2013 Update on Accountability for Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival
- 13/06/2013 : Investing in women's reproductive health: Closing the deadly gap between what we know and what we do
- 12/06/2013 : Measuring Coverage in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
- 22/05/2013 : Newborn deaths down by a third in Bangladesh
- 17/05/2013 : New evidence to save mothers’ lives!
- 13/03/2013 : Join us in May at Women Deliver!
- 25/02/2013 : A Manifesto for Maternal Health Post-2015
- 16/01/2013 : In India Preference for Sons Undermines Desire for Smaller Families
- 08/01/2013 : UK Government launches Violence Against Women initiative
- 07/01/2013 : AIDS still a leading cause of death among women of reproductive age
- 06/01/2013 : Follow up to Rio + 20 and the General Assembly Working Group on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- 05/01/2013 : The Secretary General's High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- 04/01/2013 : United Nations Development Group (UNDG) Process
- 03/01/2013 : An interview with Marianne Haslegrave, Director, Commonwealth, Medical Trust
- 02/01/2013 : The Post-2015 Development Agenda
- 07/11/12 : Women’s groups reduce newborn mortality by one third in developing countries
- 10/10/2012 : First International Day of the Girl Child
- 09/10/2012 : Stopping the Transmission of Syphilis from Mother to Child
- 04/10/2012 : Nigeria: Government fulfils promise to Nigerians on maternal and child health
- 01/10/2012 : Uganda: Government adopts new PMTCT strategy
- 27/09/2012 : Why Newborns Are Dying
- 25/09/2012 : Newborn Numbers – decline for neonatal mortality is a third slower than for under-5 deaths
- 16/08/2012 : With three MDGs achieved, global partnership for development is key to 2015 success
- 15/08/2012 : Guttmacher Institute updates landmark “Adding it up” publication on the costs, impact and benefits of family planning.
- 14/08/2012 : Save the Children report shows global health funding often ignores newborn babies
- 13/08/2012 : Women and Children First granted UN Special Consultative Status
- 10/08/2012 : Not Without Women: Combination prevention is essential for an AIDS-free generation
- 09/08/2012 : Post-2015 High-level Panel announced
- 27/07/2012: AIDS 2012 conference issues renewed calls to end the AIDS epidemic
- 18/07/2012 : World leaders pledged $2 billion+ to support healthy futures for women and girls
- 16/07/12 : Latest Report on UN Millennium Development Goals shows insufficient progress being made to reduce maternal and newborn deaths
- 09/07/2012 : A Good News Year for Women and Children?
- 05/07/2012 : New Study Finds Little Progress in Meeting Demand for Contraception in the Developing World
- 04/07/2012 : World Health Organization launches updated Safe Abortion Guidance
- 02/07/2012 : Building a Future for Women and Children: The Countdown 2012 Report
- 11/06/2012: New Report Indicates a Global Reduction in Maternal Deaths
- 30/05/2012 : New Findings Show Breastfeeding Could Prevent One Million Child Deaths Per Year
- 29/05/2012 : WHO's 2012 World Health Statistics report - good news and bad
- 23/05/2012 : Child Survival Call to Action event
- 18/05/2012 : Women and Children First submit Malawi evidence
- 16/05/2012 : UNFPA Executive Director Urges Parliamentarians to Keep People at the Centre of Development
- 15/05/2012 : Family Planning Summit, London July 2012
- 01/05/2012 : Women and Children First successes in Malawi
- 01/05/2012 : Women and Children First submits Evidence to Inquiry into development in Malawi
- 28/04/2012 : Family planning: UK to host summit with Gates Foundation
- 25/04/2012 : Family Planning: Making the Fundamental Human Right a Reality
- 13/12/11 : DFID accelerating contraceptive provision worldwide
- 12/12/11 : Family Planning Conference Brings New Funding and Declarations of Support
- 11/12/11 : Declaration in support of Global Campaign for access to Safe Abortion launched at Dakar International Family Planning Conference
- 1/12/11 : UK hails new aid partnership with emerging powers.
- 10/12/11 : UK reaffirms commitment to preventing HIV infection and increasing access to diagnosis, treatment, care & support.
- 09/12/11 : Commonwealth parliamentarians discuss their role in improving women’s and children’s health
- 02/11/2011 : UK Department for International Development committed to putting women and children first in a world of 7 billion
- 01/11/2011 : People and Possibilities in a World of Seven Billion
- 31/10/2011 : G(irls)20 Summit Communiqué Lists Recommendations for G20 Leaders on Closing Gender Gap
- 30/10/2011 : UN Resolution on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Adopted
- 18/10/2011 : Women and Children First supports 7 billion actions! A global movement for all humanity
- 04/10/2011 : The World Development Report 2012, Gender Equality and Development, Finds Gaps in Women’s Progress
- 03/10/2011 : New Partners join Every Woman Every Child as UN Secretary General reports progress on Global Strategy for Women’s & Children’s Health
- 06/09/2011 : Newborn deaths block millennium development goal progress
- 18/07/2011 : UN Women report highlights gap between legal status and access to justice
- 12/07/2011 : GAVI funding meeting exceeds expectations
- 11/07/2011 : A world with seven billion people: opportunities and challenges
- 30/6/2011 : Third Women Deliver Conference to take place in Kuala Lumpur in May 2013
- 29/6/2011 : UN releases statement on preventing gender-biased sex selection
- 28/6/2011 : Afghanistan worst place in the world to be born a woman
- 21/06/2011 : World leaders set bold, new targets for HIV by 2015
- 20/06/2011 ; State of the World’s first Midwifery Report Launch
- 21/06/2011 : G8 Leaders recommit to improving maternal health and reducing child mortality
- 15/06/2011 : UK to continue aid to India, MPs report
- 14/06/2011 : Keeping Promises, Measuring Results: Health Accountability Report Presented at World Health Assembly
- 07/06/2011 : Developing Countries: Maternity Services
- 02/06/2011 : New UN Report Says Invest in Youth, Women, Reproductive Health to Reduce Poverty
- 01/06/2011 : New Partnership Launched: Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA)
- 31/05/2011 : Save the Children’s 2011 State of the World’s Mothers Report
- 18/05/2011 : UN Women’s Michelle Bachelet in London: “We are all UN Women”
- 26/04/2011 : Stillbirths matter: 2.6 million families affected every year
- 05/04/2011 : WCF’s Indian Partner Ekjut Wins “Trial of the Year”!
- 22/03/2011 : The Catastrophic Cost of Maternal and Neonatal Health Care in Mumbai Slums (India): New BMC Public Health Article
- 17/03/2011: PMNCH release review of global accountability mechanisms for women’s and children’s health.
- 03/03/2011: UNICEF launches The State of the World’s Children 2011
- 02/03/2011: Universal access to reproductive health : Accelerated actions to enhance progress on Millennium Development Goal 5
- 03/02/2011: Preview of the first State of the World’s Midwifery Report
- 24/01/2011: Over £400 raised for WCF at 30th birthday party
- 25/01/2011: Head of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet, lays out a 100 Day Action Plan for new UN agency.
- 18/01/2011: Women and Children First comments on DFID’s new reproductive, maternal and newborn health policy.
- 26/01/2011: Cambridgeshire couple to run 2011 London Marathon in aid of Women and Children First
- 07/01/2011: DFID Launches Framework for Results for improving reproductive, maternal and newborn health
- 10/12/2010: New UNFPA Executive Director is a strong champion of women’s health
- 28/11/2010: Listen to Juliet Stevenson’s Radio 4 Appeal for Women and Children First
- 10/11/2010: Juliet Stevenson is making a Radio 4 Appeal for Women and Children First – Sun 28 Nov
- 06/10/2010: WCF asks DFID to listen to the voices of women!
- 23/09/2010: UN estimates reveal fewer women dying from pregnancy-related causes
- 23/09/2010: WCF Partner Ekjut in India in the news!
- 23/09/2010: Governments, NGOs and businesses pledge £25.5bn for Women’s and Children’s Health
- 06/09/2010: Two short films demonstrate how you can help make a difference to the lives of women and children
- 02/09/2010: 2010 Global Maternal Health Conference
- 20/08/2010: The First Global Conference on Maternal and Infant Health
- 12/07/2010: New UN Millennium Development Goals report maternal mortality is not falling quick enough to meet MDG5
- 18/06/2010: WCF is recruiting for a new Programmes Manager
- 01/06/2010: WCF 2009 Annual Review
- 12/05/2010: Dying: Millions of women in childbirth, newborns, and young children
- 19/04/2010: Celebrate and Accelerate: Falling Maternal Deaths
- 30/03/2010: First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research: Science to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage
- 29/03/2010: NDTV 24/7 India report women's community groups have had a dramatic effect - watch the video
- 10/03/2010: International Development Committee Report on DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh
- 09/03/2010: Support WCF this Mother's Day
- 08/03/2010: International Women's Day: Thousands of pregnant women as much at risk today as 100 years ago
- 08/03/2010: Lancet reports that women's support groups make dramatic improvements on neonatal survival rates
- 01/02/2010: How can child and maternal mortality be cut?
- 30/11/2009: A Manifesto for Motherhood: How the next UK Government can ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth safe and every child healthy
- 11/11/2009: Undernutrition in mothers and children is a factor in a third of all deaths of children under five.
- 09/11/2009: WHO report on women and health: Today’s Evidence Tomorrow’s Agenda
- 07/10/2009: Global Consensus for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
- 07/10/2009: Women Deliver Conference 2010
- 06/10/2009: New WCF endorsed briefing cards: "“Focus on 5: Women’s Health and the MDGs”
- 28/09/2009: At least 10 million people in developing nations, including Malawi, will get access to free health care, in an aid deal spearheaded by UK PM Gordon Brown.
- 22/09/2009: Women and Children First asks the World Bank President to support free health care for women and children
- 08/07/2009: WRA launches Atlas of Birth in time for G8
- 07/07/2009: WCF asks the Government for a currency trading tax to help women and children in the poorest communities
- 18/06/2009: Governments commit to improving the wellbeing and rights of women and girls in a landmark resolution
- 10/06/2009: UNICEF reports on the impact of the economic crisis on women and children in South Asia
- 18/05/2009: World AIDS Vaccine Day
- 04/05/2009: Caring Talk Saves Lives - Press Release
- 19/01/2009: Women and Children First to benefit from V-Day performances
- 16/01/2009: UNICEF reports on the extreme risks for pregnant women and newborns in developing countries.
- 24/10/2008: Action call over maternal deaths
- 15/08/2008: Legacy of Sorrow in Malawi.
- 29/07/2008: DFID Launch Maternal Health Strategy Progress Report
- 08/07/2008: G8 emphasises improved maternal and child health as a key outcome
- 05/07/2008: Sarah Brown advocates for improved maternal health at the G8 and on World Population Day
- 03/07/2008: World Population Day
- 27/06/2008: Medicine for Mothers
- 05/06/2008: Human Rights Council affirms its commitment to women's rights
- 05/05/2008: International Day of the Midwife
- 15/04/2008: Maternal & Newborn Health - Call to Action
- 06/03/2008: Sarah Brown Speaks at WCF Workshop
- 06/03/2008: Global Forum on Human Resources for Health
- 05/03/2008: WCF & Patners win Big Lottery Strategic Grant
- 27/02/2008: Early Day Motion Tabled for International Women's Day
- 19/01/2008: Women and Children First Workshop - Global maternal, newborn and child health
- 17/01/2008: Women and Children First Newsletter
- 10/12/2007: International Human Rights Day
- 20/10/2007: Ministers Pledge to Make MDG5 a High Priority at Women Deliver
- 12/10/2007: Lancet Series 'Women Deliver" Launched
- 12/10/2007: New Figures Show MDG 5 is Not on Track
- 11/10/2007: WCF Volunteers at Women Deliver Conference
- 09/10/2007: UN General Assembly Approves Reproductive Health Targets and Indicators
- 26/09/2007: Global Drive Launched to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health
- 11/07/2007: World Population Day - Men As Partners for Maternal Health
- 07/07/2007: Unmet Need for Contraception in Developing Countries
- 19/06/2007: New WCF Chief Executive
- 06/06/2007: International Development Select Committee Inquiry into Maternal Health
- 01/06/2007: DFID’s Maternal Health Strategy: Second Progress Report
- 20/04/2007: WCF attends the PMNCH Partner Forum, Tanzania
- 18/03/2007: Mother’s Day celebration: Global Plan of Action
- 22/01/2007: Dr Chan advocates for improved female health
- 01/12/2006: PMNCH publishes 'Opportunities for African's newborns'
- 28/09/2006: The launch of the Lancet Maternal Survival Series
- 15/06/2006: WCF attends meeting on strengthening health systems in poor countries
- 01/03/2006: Breastfeeding within an hour of a birth saves newborn lives
- 15/12/2005: WCF has been awarded an extension to its Bangladesh programme by the Big Lottery Fund
- 30/11/2005: WCF has recently been awarded a three-year grant from the Health Foundation to implement a programme in Malawi
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Over a quarter of a million women and three million newborn babies die each year in pregnancy and childbirth or soon afterwards, the majority of them in Africa and South Asia. For every woman who dies at least twenty more suffer complications which leave them with lifelong disability and pain.
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