Ellen
09-26-2007, 06:47 PM
While this has nothing to do diabetes, I think it's a very important initiative and am actively involved in spreading the word about it Prior to meeting with Dr. Arletty Pinel from the UNFPA, I had no idea how many lives are lost daily that could be saved.
Please watch the video and read the press release. Kindly spread the word to those who will want to get involved and make a difference worldwide.
Ellen
Mwapusukeni! You have Survived!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucBC_k0j73A
Deliver Now for Women + Children: Historic Global Drive to Improve Maternal Health and Reduce Child Deaths is Launched in New York City; Unveiling of Country Specific Programs in India, Tanzania to Follow
NEW YORK, September 26 /CNW/ - In an historic effort to eliminatematernal and child deaths and improve the health of women and children aroundthe world, a global coalition of governments and organizations has cometogether to launch a major drive called Deliver Now for Women + Children. Every year over 10 million mothers and children die from mostlypreventable causes. Every minute of every day, a woman dies needlessly duringpregnancy or childbirth. Every three seconds a child under five dies. Fourmillion newborns die in their first four weeks of life, 3 million of those inthe first week. And with 42 percent of pregnant women around the worldexperiencing a complication, up to 15 percent of which are life-threatening,the issue of protecting the lives of women and children during pregnancy,childbirth and beyond is one of the most critical facing the world today. "Today is a day of hope for women and children. The cause of women's andchildren's health has remained in the shadows for too long and been neglectedon the policy agenda. It is at last getting the political and public respectit has always deserved," said Dr. Francisco Songane, Director of ThePartnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, the driving force behind thedevelopment of Deliver Now. "We are hopeful that this initiative will resultin large-scale action to ensure health services are available for all withprompt access and without discrimination." Deliver Now will be launched September 26 amidst rallies in Manhattan andthe Bronx and awareness-raising events across the city to build popularsupport for the drive throughout the week. The launch will also coincide withthe convening of a panel at the United Nations, "Saving 77 Million Lives",featuring women UN leaders and global health activists discussing the criticalissues facing women and children around the world. The launch will be followed by other global events, such as thehigh-profile conference Women Deliver in London October 18-20(www.womendeliver.org (http://www.womendeliver.org) ), and the roll out of intensive local programs inindividual countries, beginning in 2008 in India and Tanzania. In thesecountries, Deliver Now will bring together local government agencies, civilsociety, media and other national and international members of the initiativeto allocate resources and more effectively bring basic health services towomen and children. The results of these programs will be closely monitored toensure success and accountability. Deliver Now is coordinated by The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn &Child Health and is being launched in support of a new global push to achievethe UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to health. It is part ofthe Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals, which will beunveiled September 26 by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway at theClinton Global Initiative in New York City. The Global Campaign is supportedby several governments including the UK, Norway, Canada, France and Germany,as well as a number of prominent global health and advocacy organizations. Thelaunch of Deliver Now follows the recent launch of the International HealthPartnership in London by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other worldleaders. Deliver Now is specifically dedicated to advancing MDGs 4 and 5,which call for the reduction of child deaths by two-thirds and annualreduction of maternal deaths by three-quarters by 2015. Deliver Now's first country-specific programs will include: -- Advocacy for Maternal and Child Health in India - Currently, 20percent of the world's births are in India but 25 percent of the world's childdeaths and 20 percent of the world's maternal deaths occur there as well.Deliver Now will work with local organizations to implement a program to buildpolitical will to ensure delivery of services and raise awareness in theIndian states of Orissa and Rajasthan. -- Advocacy for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Tanzania -Tanzania currently faces a critical shortage of qualified health workers toassist during childbirth, with 54 percent of women receiving no skilledattendance. As a result, a woman dies of pregnancy-related complications everyhour of every day. Deliver Now will work to deliver services and raiseawareness in the Tanzanian districts of Geita, Monduli, Sumbawanga, Morogoro,and Babati. To find out more about Deliver Now for Women + Children, visit www.delivernow.org. (http://www.delivernow.org.)
Please watch the video and read the press release. Kindly spread the word to those who will want to get involved and make a difference worldwide.
Ellen
Mwapusukeni! You have Survived!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucBC_k0j73A
Deliver Now for Women + Children: Historic Global Drive to Improve Maternal Health and Reduce Child Deaths is Launched in New York City; Unveiling of Country Specific Programs in India, Tanzania to Follow
NEW YORK, September 26 /CNW/ - In an historic effort to eliminatematernal and child deaths and improve the health of women and children aroundthe world, a global coalition of governments and organizations has cometogether to launch a major drive called Deliver Now for Women + Children. Every year over 10 million mothers and children die from mostlypreventable causes. Every minute of every day, a woman dies needlessly duringpregnancy or childbirth. Every three seconds a child under five dies. Fourmillion newborns die in their first four weeks of life, 3 million of those inthe first week. And with 42 percent of pregnant women around the worldexperiencing a complication, up to 15 percent of which are life-threatening,the issue of protecting the lives of women and children during pregnancy,childbirth and beyond is one of the most critical facing the world today. "Today is a day of hope for women and children. The cause of women's andchildren's health has remained in the shadows for too long and been neglectedon the policy agenda. It is at last getting the political and public respectit has always deserved," said Dr. Francisco Songane, Director of ThePartnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, the driving force behind thedevelopment of Deliver Now. "We are hopeful that this initiative will resultin large-scale action to ensure health services are available for all withprompt access and without discrimination." Deliver Now will be launched September 26 amidst rallies in Manhattan andthe Bronx and awareness-raising events across the city to build popularsupport for the drive throughout the week. The launch will also coincide withthe convening of a panel at the United Nations, "Saving 77 Million Lives",featuring women UN leaders and global health activists discussing the criticalissues facing women and children around the world. The launch will be followed by other global events, such as thehigh-profile conference Women Deliver in London October 18-20(www.womendeliver.org (http://www.womendeliver.org) ), and the roll out of intensive local programs inindividual countries, beginning in 2008 in India and Tanzania. In thesecountries, Deliver Now will bring together local government agencies, civilsociety, media and other national and international members of the initiativeto allocate resources and more effectively bring basic health services towomen and children. The results of these programs will be closely monitored toensure success and accountability. Deliver Now is coordinated by The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn &Child Health and is being launched in support of a new global push to achievethe UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to health. It is part ofthe Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals, which will beunveiled September 26 by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway at theClinton Global Initiative in New York City. The Global Campaign is supportedby several governments including the UK, Norway, Canada, France and Germany,as well as a number of prominent global health and advocacy organizations. Thelaunch of Deliver Now follows the recent launch of the International HealthPartnership in London by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other worldleaders. Deliver Now is specifically dedicated to advancing MDGs 4 and 5,which call for the reduction of child deaths by two-thirds and annualreduction of maternal deaths by three-quarters by 2015. Deliver Now's first country-specific programs will include: -- Advocacy for Maternal and Child Health in India - Currently, 20percent of the world's births are in India but 25 percent of the world's childdeaths and 20 percent of the world's maternal deaths occur there as well.Deliver Now will work with local organizations to implement a program to buildpolitical will to ensure delivery of services and raise awareness in theIndian states of Orissa and Rajasthan. -- Advocacy for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Tanzania -Tanzania currently faces a critical shortage of qualified health workers toassist during childbirth, with 54 percent of women receiving no skilledattendance. As a result, a woman dies of pregnancy-related complications everyhour of every day. Deliver Now will work to deliver services and raiseawareness in the Tanzanian districts of Geita, Monduli, Sumbawanga, Morogoro,and Babati. To find out more about Deliver Now for Women + Children, visit www.delivernow.org. (http://www.delivernow.org.)