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The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health - Invest, Deliver, Advance The Partnership joins together more than 80 partner members to advocate for the lives of every woman, newborn and child. Each year: More than 500,000 women die in pregnancy or childbirth; More than 10 million children die before their fifth birthday – nearly 40% of these in the first month of life; 7 million of these deaths are preventable with proven, cost-effective interventions! 16 June 2006LONDON -- The UK Secretary of State- the Rt. Hon Hilary Benn - debates health of poor countries with leading figures from global health: Dr Francisco Songane and Dr Fareed Abdullah. More information [pdf 46kb] Ex-Prime Minister of Norway urges the World Health Assembly to take immediate action to save 11 million lives [pdf 52kb] HIV/AIDS and maternal, newborn and child health [pdf 1.18Mb] Press releases | Fact sheets Media advisories PMNCH in the press EVENTS August 2006Health Care Professionals meet in Geneva through the Partnership to find ways to improve coordination of MNCH at country level. Full text PMNCH Partner Forum Tracking progress in child survival: Countdown to 2015 WHAT WE DO Advocacy Country support Monitoring and evaluation Promoting effective interventions


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