Politicians are responding more and more to the fact that Millennium Development Goal
(MDG) 4 (reduction of infant mortality) and MDG 5 (improvement of maternal health)
are still a long way from being achieved in 2015. The development of a Global Business
Plan (GBP) during 2007 represented a new-found determination among development agencies
and international stakeholders to reach these goals. The GBP reflected the frustration
that after 20 years of the “Safe Motherhood” initiative, little progress has been
made. Now it has been superseded by the Global Campaign for the Health MDGs, launched
in September 2007 by the leaders of Norway, Great Britain and Canada. Advocacy efforts
to get MDGs 4 and 5 back on track will be led by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn
and Child Health (PMNCH), a coalition of 250 organisations working in this field.
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Published online: October 20, 2008
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