Press Releases related to Maternal and Child Health
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AFRICANS MUST HAVE GREATER VOICE AT G20 TABLE
As the G8 Summit in Muskoka wrapped up and expanded to the larger G20 Summit in Toronto, ONE said that while the global economic situation must be addressed at both Summits, the issue of development and the promises made to the world's poorest must not be forgotten. MORE
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MUSKOKA INITIATIVE FAILS TO DELIVER FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
The much anticipated Muskoka Initiative fails to meet the needs of too many mothers and children in the poorest parts of the world, ONE said at the G8 Summit. MORE
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G8 AND G20 MUST STEP UP TO SAVE LIVES
In advance of the G8 and G20 Summits in Canada, global anti-poverty group ONE called on leaders to boost momentum towards achieving the anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals and agree to a vigorous maternal and child health initiative that includes critical accountability measures. MORE
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ONE Applauds Gates’ $1.5 Billion Commitment to Maternal and Child Health
ONE welcomed an announcement by Bill & Melinda Gates to commit $1.5 billion toward maternal, newborn and child health. The announcement comes nearly two weeks before G8 leaders will meet in Huntsville, Canada to forge a new maternal and child health initiative aimed at saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of mothers and millions of children. MORE
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STATEMENT ON BONO’S MEETING TODAY WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA
Bono, U2 lead singer and cofounder of ONE, met today with President Obama and members of his national security staff to discuss the Administration's development strategy heading into the upcoming G8 and G20 meetings in Canada and September's UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals. MORE
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ONE Calls on G8 to Produce Strong Child & Maternal Health Action Plan
As G8 Development Ministers leave Halifax, Nova Scotia today, ONE called the development meeting "productive but must follow up in June with a clear, tangible action plan to improve child and maternal health." Emphasizing the need for a plan, Canadian ONE member Jana Henderson today personally delivered a petition, signed by 10,191 ONE members, to Development Minster Bev Oda asking for a results-based, time-bound plan come out of this week's meeting. MORE
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Melinda Gates, Melanne Verveer, Thousands of ONE Members Join Conference Call
On March 29, More than 4,000 members of the global anti-poverty group ONE joined an interactive conference call with Melinda Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the first-ever U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues with the State Department, to rally supporters behind the power of women in developing countries to transform their countries. MORE
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Global Fund Report Shows Lifesaving U.S. Investments are Working
ONE today highlighted findings from the Global Fund's 2010 Results Report that demonstrates how U.S. investments fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and child mortality are working, delivering results measured in 3,600 saved lives per day. With continued investments, the report found that landmark global health achievements-such as the virtual elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission and the end of deaths from malaria-are within reach by 2015. MORE
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ONE Launches New Campaign to Empower Women in the Fight Against Poverty and Preventable Disease
On International Women's Day, March 8, 2010, ONE launched Women ONE2ONE, a major new campaign designed to save lives and increase opportunities for women who live in extreme poverty. The initiative, which aims to recruit one million people in the coming years, will conduct awareness-raising events and actions during key political moments, push for policies that effectively transform lives and empower members to advocate through online campaigns and social networks. MORE
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ONE Applauds Administration’s Global Health Initiative & Goals
ONE issued a policy analysis of President Obama's historic Global Health Initiative, the Administration's plan to coordinate and expand U.S. efforts to improve global health over six years coupled with a pledge with a pledge of $63 billion for the initiative. MORE