26-27 MAY 2011 | DEAUVILLE, FRANCE – Leaders of the Group of Eight – or the G8 – recommitted to improve maternal health and reduce child mortality, particularly through the Muskoka Initiative for MNCH, which was first launched in June 2010 in Canada. The G8 Deauville Declaration and Accountability Report also indicated an increase in financing for women's and children's health. Paragraph 60(b) of the G8 Declaration stated: -
b. We reaffirm our commitment to improving maternal health and reducing child mortality, most notably through the Muskoka Initiative for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health launched in 2010. We are delivering our Muskoka commitments. We will continue to monitor their implementation in coordination with all partners, including stakeholders in the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. We support the recommendations of the Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health established by the WHO at the request of the UN Secretary General. We will implement them, and urge others to do so.
Take a look at the 2011 G8 Declaration.
