Announcing USAID's 2018 Acting on the Call Report
The 2018 Acting on the Call report
details how USAID partners with 25 countries on their journey to self-reliance
for preventing child and maternal deaths by enabling countries to plan, fund
and manage their own continued progress.
You can learn more in the Acting on the Call report, fact sheet [PDF, 2.8MB] and country
stories. Read
the full story.
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Preventing the Spread of HIV from Mother to Child
The transmission of HIV from mother-to-child
during pregnancy remains the leading cause of HIV infection in children. Under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, USAID’s prevention of mother-to-child transmission
(PMTCT) programming is helping to keep millions of babies HIV-free
and ensuring mothers and their children can live healthier and more productive
lives. Read the full story.
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How Global Health Innovations are Saving Mothers’ Lives
Through the Saving Lives at Birth partnership, USAID supports a
diverse pipeline of 115 unique innovations that address critical challenges for
mothers and their babies. For example, the Agency is supporting Massachusetts General Hospital to scale up their next-generation
uterine balloon tamponade to tackle postpartum hemorrhage, a common cause of
maternal morbidity and mortality. Read the full story.
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