PMNCH news 2011

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December

• Essential interventions, commodities and guidelines for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
  15 DECEMBER 2011 | GENEVA - A new global consensus has been agreed on the key evidence-based interventions that will sharply reduce the 358,000 women who still die each year during pregnancy and childbirth and the 7.6 million children who die before the age of 5, according to a massive, three-year global study.

November

• Strengthening the Global Financing Architecture for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)
  10 NOVEMBER 2011 | GENEVA/WASHINGTON - A new report commissioned by PMNCH and written by SEEK Development and the Global Health Group examines options for improving the aid architecture to optimally facilitate the mobilization and channeling of financing and the rapid scale-up of interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH).
• Strategic Objectives Coordinators (OC) to guide and support PMNCH Workplan implementation

October

• African Speakers of Parliament commit to support maternal, newborn and child health
  24 OCTOBER 2011 | JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - African Speakers of Parliaments and Presidents of Senate have unanimously adopted a landmark resolution on a Declaration of Commitment to prioritize parliamentary support for increased policy and budget action on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in African countries.
• Parliamentary Event and PMNCH Board meeting take place
  24-26 OCTOBER 2011 | PARIS - Hosted by the French Parliament and convened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France and PMNCH, a special Parliamentary event took place on Monday 24 October to examine the role of parliamentarians in ensuring women’s and children’s health.
• Parliamentarians speak out on women’s and children’s health: 125th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
  18 OCTOBER 2011 | BERN - Women’s and children’s health was a leading item on the agenda of the 125th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Bern, Switzerland.
• African Parliaments and Speakers endorse resolution on increased budgetary support to maternal, newborn and child health
  17 OCTOBER 2011 | NAIROBI - The legislative arm of the African Union, the Pan African Parliament (PAP), has adopted a broad resolution urging speakers of Parliament in the continent to prioritize the implementation of maternal, newborn and child health programs and calls on high-level parliamentary action to accelerate implementation of a plan on policy and budget support to do so.

September

• Private sector involvement in women’s and children’s health is crucial to saving 16 million lives
  20 SEPTEMBER 2011 | NEW YORK - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the involvement of leading businesses in the UN’s effort to tackle women’s and children’s health.
• Welcoming new signs of progress in reducing child and maternal mortality
  20 SEPTEMBER 2011 | NEW YORK, GENEVA - This month, we welcome new estimates confirming continued progress in the march towards reaching Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, relating to the reduction of child and maternal mortality.
• Human Rights Council side event on preventable maternal mortality
  14 SEPTEMBER 2011 — The Permanent Missions of New Zealand, Burkina Faso and Colombia organized a high-level side event during the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council, on "Applying the human rights-based approach to efforts to eliminate preventable maternal mortality and morbidity."
• Integrating NCDs - The Next Frontier in Women's Health
  New York, 19 September 2011 – Government, UN and civil society leaders today called for a new approach to women’s healthcare to address the devastating impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases in low and middle-income countries. Today, more than half of all female deaths in low and middle income countries are caused by NCDs.
• Analysing the Commitments to Advance the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
  20 SEPTEMBER 2011 | GENEVA/NEW YORK - In only one year, more than 100 countries, foundations, multilateral organizations, the UN, the private sector, and academic and professional associations have made unprecedented financial and political commitments to greatly improve the health of women and children.
• The PMNCH 2011 Report: Analysing Commitments to Advance the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
  20 SEPTEMBER 2011 | GENEVA/NEW YORK - In only one year, more than 100 countries, foundations, multilateral organizations, the UN, the private sector, and academic and professional associations have made unprecedented financial and political commitments to greatly improve the health of women and children.

August

• Comments requested for Draft 2 - PMNCH Workplan
  30 AUGUST 2011 | GENEVA – The Executive Committee (EC) of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (Partnership) is asking PMNCH stakeholders to comment on the second draft of the evolving Workplan for the Partnership.
• Nominations for NGO representative to PMNCH Board
  15 AUGUST 2011 | GENEVA – PMNCH Non-governmental Organization Constituency is presently looking for nominations from NGO partners for a representative to the PMNCH Board.

July

June

• PMNCH Session: MNCH human resource gap
  This session provides midwives with insight on how their associations can best capitalize on global, regional and national efforts to improve their national practicing environment
• Press release: Adequate Midwifery Could Save 3.6 Million Lives, New Report Shows
  20 JUNE 2011 | GENEVA/DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Up to 3.6 million deaths could be avoided each year in 58 developing countries if midwifery services are upgraded by 2015, according to a major new report released here today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and partners.
• PMNCH Director lauds Midwifery Report as important milestone
  20 JUNE 2011 | DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – The PMNCH Director, Dr Carole Presern, welcomes and applauds the new report: State of the World’s Midwifery 2011: Delivering Health, Saving Lives
• PMNCH Board elects new Co-Chair and approves 2012-2015 Strategy
  1-2 JUNE 2011 | GENEVA – The PMNCH Board met for its 10th Board meeting, electing Ms Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA, as the new Co-Chair and approving a new 2012-15 PMNCH Strategic Framework.

May

• Release: PMNCH heartened re: RMNCH in Deauville Declaration
  27 MAY 2011 | GENEVA - G8 Leaders recommitted today to improve maternal health and reduce child mortality, particularly through the Muskoka Initiative for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, which was first launched in June 2010 at the G8 Muskoka Summit.
• New commitments to save women and children
  19 MAY 2011 | GENEVA - Today 16 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health.
• PMNCH welcomes the G8 Accountability Report
  18 MAY 2011 | GENEVA - The G8 2011 Accountability report released today in Paris indicating an increase in financing for women's and children's health was welcomed by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH).
• Breakfast Briefing on “State of the World's Midwifery 2011” - World Health Assembly
  17 MAY 2011 | GENEVA -Some 120 representatives of Ministries of Health and development partners gathered during a side breakfast meeting at the World Health Assembly to discuss the preliminary findings of the first-ever report –The State of the World’s Midwifery --to be published in June 2011 through an initiative led by UNFPA and supported by 27 partners.
• PMNCH & partner side event at WEF Africa
  3-6 MAY 2011 |CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Several key private and public sector stakeholders discussed private sector actions and commitments to the UN Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health at the World Economic Forum 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa.

April

• 2012-2015 Strategic Framework developed for PMNCH
  APRIL 2011 - The Partnership’s current 2009 – 2011 Strategy and Workplan is coming to an end. Much has been achieved and we are pleased with the progress made.
• 124th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  16 APRIL 2011 | PANAMA CITY - Parliamentarians from around the world at the 124th IPU Assembly were told they could make an important difference in the health of women and children –this message from both the Executive Director of UN Women, Ms Michelle Bachelet and PMNCH Director, Dr Carole Presern.
• Press release: Stillbirths - The invisible public health problem
  14 APRIL 2011 | GENEVA - Some 2.6 million third trimester stillbirths worldwide occur every year, according to the first comprehensive set of stillbirth estimates, published today within a special series in the medical journal The Lancet.
• PMNCH/Africa Public Health Alliance press release: African health financing
  14 April 2011 | Nairobi, Kenya - African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have committed to increase health spending, noting the importance of investing in human development and health in particular to stimulate and sustain economic growth and development.
• ART Constituency moves to meet commitment and identify research priorities to save mother’s and children’s lives
  11 APRIL 2011 - The Academic, Research and Training Constituency (ART) of PMNCH has moved towards fulfilling its commitment to the Global Strategy on Women’s and Children’s Health.
• PMNCH release: Comments on draft reports of Accountability Commission
  4 APRIL 2011 – The Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health is inviting comments on the final draft final Papers from its two Working Groups until 15 April 2011.

March

• Coming up - First ever State of the World Midwifery Report
  MARCH 2011 - Midwives and others with midwifery competencies are absolute key if we want to make all childbirths safe and achieve universal access to reproductive health.
• New PMNCH Board members are welcomed at retreat
  MARCH 2011 | CAMBRIDGE - Following recent elections to fill the three available seats, the PMNCH Board is pleased to officially announce new Board Members.
• PMNCH now more than 400 partners
  22 MARCH 2011 - With 17 new memberships approved, the total number of partners in The Partnership is now at 404.
• 2012-2015 Strategy main focus at PMNCH Board Retreat
  9-10 MARCH 2011 | CAMBRIDGE – Some 30 Board members, new and old, of The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) gathered with new Director, Dr Carole Presern, to discuss strategy for the coming years at a retreat held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

February

• PMNCH release: A review of global accountability mechanisms for women’s and children’s health
  21 FEBRUARY 2011 | GENEVA - PMNCH has just released a new discussion paper - A review of global accountability mechanisms for women’s and children’s health - as part of its accountability work on the United Nations’ Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health and in support of The Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health.
• Letter from the PMNCH Chair
  This week marks the arrival of The Partnership's new Director of the secretariat, Dr Carole Presern. Carole is known to many in the global health community for her exceptional work with a number of leading organizations, including GAVI and DFID, as well as her membership of the Global Fund, UNITAID and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance boards.
• Letter from the former PMNCH Director
  I am delighted to extend a warm welcome to Carole Presern, who begins a new chapter with The Partnership today.

January

• Election of NGO Representatives to PMNCH Board
• Election of NGO Representatives to PMNCH Board
• Election of ART Representative to PMNCH Board
• PMNCH welcomes Dr Carole Presern as new Director
  28 JANUARY 2011 |GENEVA - Dr Carole Presern has been named as the new Director of The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH).
• PMNCH release: 2nd Global Forum highlights centrality of health workforce to Global Strategy
  28 JANUARY 2011 | BANGKOK - A parallel session at the Second Global Forum on Human Resources for Health has highlighted the centrality of the health workforce to the achievement of MDGs 4 and 5.
• PMNCH release: Davos event explores business leadership to advance MDGs 4 & 5
  World leaders at a special event at the World Economic Forum called on private-sector businesses and partnerships to join the ranks of those fighting to improve maternal and child health in low-income countries.
• PMNCH and partners release: State of the World’s Midwifery Report expected in June
  JANUARY | GENEVA-NEW YORK – Partners including PMNCH are collaborating to research and produce the first-ever report entitled "The State of the World’s Midwifery", expected to be released at the Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives on 20 June 2011 in Durban, South Africa.