Summary: Canada will now host a Summit focused around mothers, newborns and child health according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The Summit will be built on top of Canada's example with maternal, newborn and infant health and help other global leaders in both developing and developed countries to begin and make process. Not only will countries learn from Canada's procedure but international organizations, civil society, private sectors and foundations will too be educated. The Summit will give Canada and other global leaders the ability to convene and create a new consensus for future efforts internationally with maternal, newborn and child health.
Analysis: Undeveloped countries have been struggling with reducing disease and issues with pregnancies and child health. Fortunately, the Prime Minister Stephen Harper has recognized this and called a Summit to convene to discuss proper ways to help lengthen the lifespan of mothers and their children. With the help of Canada who is a leader in terms of effective health care they will be able to create a strategy in order for international organizations, undeveloped countries, and foundations to go by in order to increase the health of expectant mothers and their children. In developing countries women and children have a greater risk of dying from preventable causes which could be stopped if their was some sort of health initiative underway. The number of deaths globally for children under the age of five has declined strongly, in 1990 12 million and in 2012 6.6 million. Along with children under the age of five, women dying each year from pregnancy has reduced as well from 543,000 deaths in 19990 and in 2011 287,000. Progress is being made, however it is still a large problem globally inadequate health opportunities for mothers and their children.
Source: http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/03/06/pm-convenes-canadian-experts-and-global-leaders-maternal-newborn-and-child-health
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