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Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths Bulletin
Updates on USAID’s Maternal and Child Survival Programs and Partnerships
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Commemorating 10 Years of Progress and Charting the Way Forward
 On March 21st, Administrator Samantha Power unveiled USAID’s new strategic framework for preventing child and maternal deaths, Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths: A Framework for Action in a Changing World, 2023-2030, at an event in Washington, D.C., that was live streamed around the world.
The framework chronicles the progress made across 25 countries since 2012, and lays out an action plan for country-led programs to measurably improve health outcomes for women and children through an intensified focus on coverage, quality, and equity.
Together, USAID, UNICEF, and the governments of India, Senegal, and the United Kingdom convened global health leaders, practitioners, technical experts, and advocates, and commemorated a decade of progress. The event underscored the urgent need for collective action to advance maternal and child survival.
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Read Administrator Samantha Power’s opening remarks, where she elevated the significant progress made in the last decade, highlighting countries who have made outstanding progress in the face of challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and ongoing conflict.
Watch Administrator Samantha Power's opening remarks where she elevated local voices and the communities who are taking action to address maternal and child mortality.
See the full recording of the event from March 21st in Washington, D.C., that was co-convened with UNICEF and the governments of India, Senegal, and the United Kingdom to commemorate a decade of progress and advance further collective action on maternal and child survival.
Check out USAID’s press release from this global event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Child Survival Call to Action in 2012.
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Explore The Framework and Related Resources |
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View our new strategic framework which will guide the Agency towards our global goal of preventing child and maternal deaths.
Check out this factsheet for an overview of USAID’s lifesaving results and our strategic priorities for the future.
Explore this infographic to learn more about how primary health care services can promote good health for women, children, and families, at every stage in life.
See this infographic for a one-page summary of USAID’s results for women and children over the past decade.
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 Credit: Jean-Baptiste Joire for USAID
A mother in Senegal names her newborn after her midwife to honor the quality of care she received at a community-invested health post. Read her story and learn how USAID is supporting women and children in Senegal to have sustainable access to high quality quality health services for improved health outcomes over the course of their lives.
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 Credit: Prakhar Rajoria on behalf of USAID
Learn how USAID’s partnership with the Government of India transformed labor and delivery rooms for safer childbirth. Thanks to the respectful care and delivery that Shivani, a new mother, received last month at the Ranchi District Hospital, in Jharkhand, India, she can now spend time recovering and enjoy thinking about name choices for her newborn with her husband, Amit.
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 Credit: Mohammed Nurudeen, JSI
Almost half of all deaths for children under 5 are attributable to malnutrition — this is why improving nutrition is imperative to achieving USAID’s global maternal and child survival goals. Climate change, conflict, and the lasting impacts of COVID-19 have all exacerbated rates of global malnutrition and contributed to the global food security and hunger crisis. Learn how health workers are leading the charge for change.
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 Credit: Adrienne Surprenant, IMA World Health
Vaccines are powerful tools for saving lives, stopping the spread of infectious diseases, and helping communities thrive. When individuals are fully protected from the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases, they can stay in school, care for their families, and contribute to the economic growth of their countries. Yet, to ultimately support long lives well-lived, we must go from vaccines to vaccination.
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We invite you to view this photo album to see highlights from the March 21st event.
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Check out this web feature from MOMENTUM that highlights the six strategic approaches from the new framework.
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