The safe motherhood action agenda : priorities for the next decade
Starrs, Ann [editor]
The global Safe Motherhood Initiative was launched at an international conference held in Nairobi, in 1987. Its aim was to draw attention to the dimensions and consequences of poor maternal health in developing countries, and to mobilize action to address high rates of death and disability caused by the complications of pregnancy and childbirth. The Initiative has accomplished a great deal in its first decade - though much remains to be done. Therefore, a global meeting was held in October 1997 to review key lessons learned from the Initiative's first ten years, articulate a clear consensus on the most effective strategies, and map out a plan for mobilizing country-level action to implement these strategies. The meeting was the first element in a comprehensive two-year effort to expand funds and activities aimed at reducing maternal mortality. The agenda was structured around ten key "action messages" that had been defined by the Safe Motherhood Inter-agency Group in consultation with experts in the field. For each action message, there were one or more overview speakers who summarized key facts and findings; one or more case studies to illustrate how that action message had been implemented at the country level; and one or more working groups that focused intensively on critical sub-topics, and especially on identifying the most effective interventions.
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