600+ Health Experts Convene at Groundbreaking Global Maternal Health Conference 2010

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NEW YORK, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From August 30 to September 1, more than 600 maternal health experts will gather in Delhi, India, for the Global Maternal Health Conference 2010, the first international technical conference devoted exclusively to maternal health. Hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth and the Public Health Foundation of India, the conference aims to increase consensus and coordination around the evidence, programs, and advocacy needed to advance maternal health. According to latest estimates, more than 342,000 women worldwide die due to preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications every year.

"We are bringing together health professionals, advocates, researchers, donors, policymakers, and others to coordinate efforts and leverage our collective resources so that we can eradicate preventable maternal deaths in our lifetimes," says Ann Blanc, Ph.D., Director of the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. "This conference is the perfect venue to continue to accelerate the momentum toward achieving the UN Millennium Development Goal No. 5 (improve maternal health)."

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600+ Health Experts Convene at Groundbreaking Global Maternal Health Conference 2010

Over the course of three days, the conference will focus on six major themes, which will be presented through plenaries, presentations, and posters, in...

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