Women and Children First and the Royal College of Midwives Event: From Pledges to Progress: UK Advocates Working Together to Advance MDGs 4 and 5 (May 2009)
To mark the International Day of the Midwife on 6 May 2009, Women and Children First and the Royal College of Midwives hosted a half-day meeting on global maternal, newborn and child health. The event comprised of two panels and speakers including the then Parliamentary under Secretary of State for International Development Ivan Lewis and former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Paul Hunt, alongside academics, NGO representatives and medical practitioners. The speakers provided an overview of progress made in the area of maternal, newborn and child health, and identified the upcoming challenges and future opportunities for collaboration. Key recommendations for the UK government were presented, followed by a rich discussion and debate.
To read the full meeting report, please click here.
Women and Children First Event: Harnessing UK expertise in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health to achieve MDGs 4 and 5 (March 2008)
Women and Children First hosted a workshop in London focused on the UK’s contribution to meeting MDGs 4 and 5. The purpose of the workshop was to share the latest thinking on advocacy, particularly for maternal, newborn and child health, and begin to explore how UK based organisations could coordinate their efforts to reach MDGs 4 and 5 with a view to improving effective advocacy for maternal, newborn and child health.
To read the full meeting report, please click here.
