International Alliance Launched to Support Country-Led Progress in Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health

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NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Australia Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, and Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a five-year public/private global alliance to contribute to the goal of reducing the unmet need for family planning by 100 million women, expand skilled birth attendance and facility-based deliveries, and increase the numbers of women and newborns receiving quality post-natal care by 2015. The Alliance includes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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International Alliance Launched to Support Country-Led Progress in Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health

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Exemplifying the international focus on donor harmonization and country ownership of development, the Alliance...

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