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12/07/2010: New UN Millennium Development Goals report maternal mortality is not falling quick enough to meet MDG5

18/06/2010: WCF is recruiting for a new Programmes Manager

01/06/2010: WCF 2009 Annual Review

12/05/2010: Dying: Millions of women in childbirth, newborns, and young children

19/04/2010: Celebrate and Accelerate: Falling Maternal Deaths

30/03/2010: First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research: Science to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage

29/03/2010: NDTV 24/7 India report women's community groups have had a dramatic effect - watch the video

10/03/2010: International Development Committee Report on DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh

09/03/2010: Support WCF this Mother's Day

08/03/2010: International Women's Day: Thousands of pregnant women as much at risk today as 100 years ago

08/03/2010: Lancet reports that women's support groups make dramatic improvements on neonatal survival rates

01/02/2010: How can child and maternal mortality be cut?

30/11/2009: A Manifesto for Motherhood: How the next UK Government can ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth safe and every child healthy

11/11/2009: Undernutrition in mothers and children is a factor in a third of all deaths of children under five.

09/11/2009: WHO report on women and health: Today’s Evidence Tomorrow’s Agenda

07/10/2009: Global Consensus for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

07/10/2009: Women Deliver Conference 2010

06/10/2009: New WCF endorsed briefing cards: "“Focus on 5: Women’s Health and the MDGs”

28/09/2009: At least 10 million people in developing nations, including Malawi, will get access to free health care, in an aid deal spearheaded by UK PM Gordon Brown.

22/09/2009: Women and Children First asks the World Bank President to support free health care for women and children

08/07/2009: WRA launches Atlas of Birth in time for G8

07/07/2009: WCF asks the Government for a currency trading tax to help women and children in the poorest communities

18/06/2009: Governments commit to improving the wellbeing and rights of women and girls in a landmark resolution

10/06/2009: UNICEF reports on the impact of the economic crisis on women and children in South Asia

18/05/2009: World AIDS Vaccine Day

04/05/2009: Caring Talk Saves Lives - Press Release

19/01/2009: Women and Children First to benefit from V-Day performances

16/01/2009: UNICEF reports on the extreme risks for preganant women and newborns in developing countries.

24/10/2008: Action call over maternal deaths

15/08/2008: Legacy of Sorrow in Malawi.

29/07/2008: DFID Launch Maternal Health Strategy Progress Report

08/07/2008: G8 emphasises improved maternal and child health as a key outcome

05/07/2008: Sarah Brown advocates for improved maternal health at the G8 and on World Population Day

03/07/2008: World Population Day

27/06/2008: Medicine for Mothers

05/06/2008: Human Rights Council affirms its commitment to women's rights

05/05/2008: International Day of the Midwife

15/04/2008: Maternal & Newborn Health - Call to Action

06/03/2008: Sarah Brown Speaks at WCF Workshop

06/03/2008: Global Forum on Human Resources for Health

05/03/2008: WCF & Patners win Big Lottery Strategic Grant

27/02/2008: Early Day Motion Tabled for International Women's Day

19/01/2008: Women and Children First Workshop - Global maternal, newborn and child health

17/01/2008: Women and Children First Newsletter

10/12/2007: International Human Rights Day

20/10/2007: Ministers Pledge to Make MDG5 a High Priority at Women Deliver

12/10/2007: Lancet Series 'Women Deliver" Launched

12/10/2007: New Figures Show MDG 5 is Not on Track

11/10/2007: WCF Volunteers at Women Deliver Conference

09/10/2007: UN General Assembly Approves Reproductive Health Targets and Indicators

26/09/2007: Global Drive Launched to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health

11/07/2007: World Population Day - Men As Partners for Maternal Health

07/07/2007: Unmet Need for Contraception in Developing Countries

19/06/2007: New WCF Chief Executive

06/06/2007: International Development Select Committee Inquiry into Maternal Health

01/06/2007: DFID’s Maternal Health Strategy: Second Progress Report

20/04/2007: WCF attends the PMNCH Partner Forum, Tanzania

18/03/2007: Mother’s Day celebration: Global Plan of Action

22/01/2007: Dr Chan advocates for improved female health

01/12/2006: PMNCH publishes 'Opportunities for African's newborns'

28/09/2006: The launch of the Lancet Maternal Survival Series

15/06/2006: WCF attends meeting on strengthening health systems in poor countries

01/03/2006: Breastfeeding within an hour of a birth saves newborn lives

15/12/2005: WCF has been awarded an extension to its Bangladesh programme by the Big Lottery Fund

30/11/2005: WCF has recently been awarded a three-year grant from the Health Foundation to implement a programme in Malawi



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