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Africa Newswire

World: Parliaments Scale up Efforts to Secure Women and Children’s Health

Delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) passed a resolution calling for all member-parliaments to take all possible measures to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 by2015.

Article at URL: http://www.africanewswire.net/story.php?title=world-parliaments-scale- up-efforts-to-secure-women-and-children%E2%80%99s-health

News from Africa

World: Parliaments Scale up Efforts to Secure Women and Children’s Health

By Lilian Museka

Leaders of nearly 120 national parliaments attending a major meeting in Kampala Uganda last week resolved to prioritize action and resources for improving the health of women and children.

Delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) passed a resolution calling for all member-parliaments to take all possible measures to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 by2015.MDG 4 aims to reduce child deaths around the world by two thirds by 2015, while MDG 5 aims to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three- quarters by the same year. This is the first time that the world’s parliaments, acting through the IPU, have passed a resolution on this issue. The debate on the resolution featured interventions from more than 50 member-delegations, associate members and observers, including Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, Sweden and Indonesia.

Full article at URL: http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_13288.html

Africa Science News Service

Parliaments resolve to support women, children health

Written by Naftali Mwaura

Leaders of nearly 120 national parliaments attending a major meeting here this week resolved to prioritize action and resources for improving the health of women and children.

Delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary Union passed a resolution today calling for all member-parliaments to take all possible measures to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 by 2015. MDG 4 aims to reduce child deaths around the world by two thirds by 2015, while MDG 5 aims to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by the same year.

Full article at URL: http://www.africasciencenews.org/en/index.php/health/63- health/390-parliaments-resolve-to-support-women-children-health?format=pdf

All Africa.com

Parliaments Scale Up Efforts to Secure the Health of Women and Children

Leaders of nearly 120 national parliaments attending a major meeting here this week resolved to prioritize action and resources for improving the health of women and children.

Full article at URL: http://allafrica.com/stories/201204051332.html

Health Journalists’ Network Uganda PARLIAMENTS SCALE UP EFFORTS TO SECURE THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Leaders of nearly 120 national parliaments attending a major meeting here this week resolved to prioritize action and resources for improving the health of women and children.

This is the first time that the world’s parliaments, acting through the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), have passed a resolution on this issue. The debate on the resolution, which took place over three days in Kampala this week, featured interventions from more than 50 member-delegations, associate members and observers, including Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, Sweden and Indonesia.

Full article at URL: http://hejnu.com/archives/661

Daily Me

Parliaments Scale up Efforts to Secure Women and Children’s Health

KAMPALA---Leaders of nearly 120 national parliaments attending a major meeting in Kampala Uganda last week resolved to prioritize action and resources for improving the health of women and children. Delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) passed a resolution calling for all member-parliaments to take all possible measures to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 by2015.MDG 4 aims to reduce child deaths around the world by two thirds by 2015, while MDG 5.

Full article at URL: http://dailyme.com/story/2012041000004560/parliaments-scale-up- efforts-to-secure-women-and-children-s-health

Africa — WKX News Network

Africa: Parliaments Scale Up Efforts to Secure the Health of Women and Children

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UG Pulse:

Uganda Health News: Countries urged to prioritize maternal and child health Countries have been called upon to take all possible measures to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 by 2015.MDG 4 aims to reduce child deaths around the world by two thirds by 2015, while MDG 5 aims to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by the same year.

Leaders of nearly 120 national parliaments attending the meeting that ended on Friday say countries must prioritize action and resources for improving the health of women and children.

This is the first time that the world’s parliaments, acting through the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), have passed a resolution on this issue.

Full article at URL: http://www.ugpulse.com/uganda-news/health/countries-urged-to- prioritize-maternal-and-child-health/24799.aspx

Africa News:

Parliamentarians' pledge on women and child health

Parliamentarians from nearly 120 national parliaments have resolved dedicate and prioritize action and resources for improving women and children health.

The resolution titled ‘Access to Health as a Basic Right: the Role of Parliaments in Addressing Key Challenges to Securing the Health of Women and Children was reached on Wednesday at the Inter-Parliamentary Union ( IPU) meeting in Kampala, Uganda. The meeting called all member-parliaments to take all possible measures to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 by 2015.

MDG 4 aims to reduce child deaths around the world by two thirds by 2015, while MDG 5 aims to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by the same year. This is the first time that the world’s parliaments, acting through the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), have passed a resolution on this issue. The debate on the resolution featured interventions from more than 50 member-delegations.

Full article at URL: http://voicesofafrica.africanews.com/site/Parliamentarians_pledge_on_women_and_chil d_health/list_messages/41499

Nigeria Newsline:

Parliaments Scale Up Efforts to Secure the Health of Women and Children Leaders of nearly 120 national parliaments attending a major meeting here this week resolved to prioritize action and resources for improving the health of women and children.

URL: http://www.nigerianewsline.com/africa-parliaments-scale-up-efforts-to-secure-the- health-of-women-and-children/

The New Times (Rwanda)

Rwanda: IPU Assembly Adopts Resolution On 'Access to Health As Basic Right'

Nearly 650 Members of Parliament from over 120 countries are attending the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly that kicked off on March 31 and ends today, April 5, in Kampala, Uganda.

Pregnant women at a local hospital. They receive SMS's telling them to come for a consultation.

Full article at URL: http://allafrica.com/stories/201204050907.html

Africa Science News Service (ASNS)

Ugandan First Lady Joins African Legislators to Champion Maternal Health

Written by Naftali Mwaura

The Ugandan First Lady, Janet Museveni joined a group of African Legislators in calling for increased attention towards health of women and their children.

Speaking during the African Regional Consultation on Achieving MDG5 held in Kampala this week, the First Lady pledged support towards advancing the maternal and infant health agenda across the Continent.

Museveni noted that maternal mortality is a clear indicator of health systems, it spotlights a country`s economic and social progress. The First Lady decried high maternal deaths in Africa due to early pregnancies, malaria and HIV/Aids alongside harmful cultural practices that deny women access to modern healthcare.

She reiterated that “the plight of African women is quite appalling; countries must declare zero tolerance to maternal deaths.”

URL: http://www.africasciencenews.org/en/index.php/health/63-health/370-ugandan- first-lady-joins-african-legislators-to-champion-maternal-health

Uganda ScieGirl

PARLIAMENTS SCALE UP EFFORTS TO SECURE THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

KAMPALA, UGANDA, APRIL 5 – Leaders of nearly 120 national parliaments attending a major meeting here this week resolved to prioritize action and resources for improving the health of women and children.

Full article at URL: http://www.estanakkazi.blogspot.com/

Daily Times (Malawi): Health Reporter Suzgo Khunga is scheduling a piece this week.

The Daily Independent (Nigeria): Science editor Onche Odeh is scheduling a piece.

The Star (Kenya): Health writer John Muchangi is scheduling a piece.

The Standard (Kenya): Health writer Peter Orengo is scheduling a feature article.

Daily Nation (Kenya): Online editor James Ratemo is scheduling a piece.

The East African (English-weekly distributed in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi): Health Writer Christabel Ligami is using the release as a back-up for another story.

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Kenya Television Network (KTN)

Citizen TV: Political editor Alex Chamwada is scheduling a news story.

Kenya News Agency (KNA)

NTV: Health Reporter Irene Chege is scheduling a news story.

Inter Press Service (IPS): Susan Anyangu is looking at the release.

PANAPress (International/regional wire) – Kennedy Abwao is scheduling a piece.

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