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The G8 maternal health announcement is not all that aid groups hoped for, or all that women and children in developing countries need. It will, however, make a real impact, and gets the issue on the international political agenda.
The total contribution – $7.3-billion over five years...
BERLIN, Jun 26, 2010 (IPS) - The G8 bloc of wealthy nations promised five billion dollars Saturday for health and nutrition programmes that benefit women and children in developing countries.
The five-year Muskoka initiative announced at the annual G8 meeting, this year outside of Toronto, is...
A former prime minister is criticizing the current prime minister’s signature maternal health initiative as Stephen Harper is set to host two major world summits back to back.
Former Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin, who as finance minister promoted and helped establish the G20 which meets...
The Center for Reproductive Rights, Action Canada Population and Development (ACPD), and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) praised a group of United Nations Human Rights Council member states and observer states for calling on the U.N. to address pregnancy-...
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) - Two recent surveys among Canadians found out that majority of residents favor funding abortions in the international maternal health initiative being pushed by Canada in the forthcoming G8 Summit.
In the Ipsos Reid poll, 56 percent of the survey respondents said...
Ottawa, Canada, June 22, 2010—Five Canadian advocacy groups have for months been calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to address family planning and abortion care in the G8 maternal and child health initiative. They now have the support of:
more than 100 International organizations...
Carolyn Bennett says there are whispers in the corridors of a major women’s reproductive-health conference in Washington, condemning Canada for not funding abortion as part of its G8 maternal-health initiative.
“Lots of buzz ... huge disappointment (with) Canada,” said the Liberal MP and health...
Women's College Hospital, now approaching its 100th birthday, is the only hospital in Ontario with a mandate to focus on women's health. We are proud of our history of commitment to women's health and to women's reproductive freedom. In 1973, we opened the very first hospital-supported walk-in...
OTTAWA - A leaked draft of the final communique for the coming G8 summit suggests Canada may have dodged a political bullet on the thorny issues of abortion and climate change.
The draft, obtained by The Canadian Press, shows the world's most powerful countries are prepared to throw money at "all...
Are you old-fashioned? Do you still believe in gender equality? Do you intend to promote gender equality? Do you believe a woman should be able to have an abortion if she chooses to?
Or are you just an old-fashioned progressive? Do you sympathize with Palestinians who are treated like dirt by the...
Call to Action: Maternal and Child Health at The G8 Summit -- please download the attached the complete official (Hansard) records of the entire debate and vote.
Sign Petition: Include funding for family planning and safe abortion in Canada’s G8 Maternal/Child Health Initiative
