Launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit in September 2010, Every Woman Every Child aims to save the lives of 16 million women and children by 2015. It is an unprecedented global movement that mobilizes and intensifies international and national action by governments, multilaterals, the private sector and civil society to address the major health challenges facing women and children around the world. The effort puts into action the Global Strategy for Women's and Children;s Health, which presents a roadmap on how to enhance financing, strengthen policy and improve service on the ground for the most vulnerable women and children.

More information at http://www.everywomaneverychild.org

Note: The below list is a work in progress. For full details, please visit the website of Every Woman Every Child.

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Intel plans to collaborate with governments, private industry, development community, and academia to launch in-country programs that help address the educational needs of at least one million front-line healthcare workers by 2015 Intel Corporation Intel Corporation will empower front-line healthcare workers with educational tools. computer literacy skills, and the latest computer and internet technologies. Intel will also share its healthcare e...
ITM,A commits to promoting women and children's health Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp By promoting research, education and services in the field of tropical medicine and health care in low and middle income countries. ITM,A will also help to set up a new Research Center in Women's & Ch...
LifeSpring Hospital commits to expanding their maternal health hospital network to 100 new facilities between 2011 and 2015 in 7 cities in India LifeSpring Hospitals of India By using market-based approach and provide high quality health care to lower-income women and children in India. ...
Nestlé commits to expanding nutrition education to teenage girls in all its milk villages in India to help increase their knowledge about good nutrition and healthy diets Nestlé S.A. By expanding nutrition education to teenage girls in India and to help increase their knowledge about good nutrition and healthy diets. Nestlé will also expand its training of women to be door to door...
The Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition commits, through its launch of the HAND to HAND Campaign, to achieve 100 million new modern contraceptive users by 2015 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition By encouraging them and the broader health and development communities to commit resources, scale up services, provide supplies and advocate reaching this goal....
WaterAid aims to ensure access to improved sanitation, hygiene and safe drinking water for a further 25 million people by 2015 WaterAid By influencing the policies and practices of governments and service providers we hope to reach a further 100 million people. WaterAid will: promote and secure poor people's rights and access to safe ...
(RED) commits to driving corporate sector engagement in the fight for an AIDS Free Generation by 2015 (RED) By provide financial resources fund for public health services. For additional information, please refer to the website, Th...
Abdul Monem Limited commits to raise awareness of malnutrition and provide free vitamins Abdul Monem Limited By raising awareness of malnutrition and provide free vitamins. Establishing partnership with the Nutrition Department of Dhaka University. ...
Afghanistan to increase public spending on health Afghanistan Through strategies such as increasing the number of midwives from 2400 to 4556 and increasing the proportion of women with access to emergency obstetric care to 80% ...
Australia will invest around US$1.5 billion (A$1.6 billion) over the five years to 2015 on interventions evidence shows will improve maternal and child health outcomes Australia By expanding access to family planning and vaccination services, funding skilled health workers....
Bangladesh to double the percentage of births attended by a skilled health worker Bangladesh Through training midwives. upgrading district hospitals and Child Welfare Centres. Social mobilization, implementation of the minimum legal age for marriage, and upgrading one third of MNCH centres to...
Benin will increase the national budget dedicated to health to 10% by 2015 Benin By introducing a policy to ensure universal free access to emergency obstetric care, Benin will also Benin will develop new policies on adolescent sexual health; pass a law against the trafficking of ...
BRAC commits to raise USD 262 million over the next five years in support of programs and projects in Bangladesh and eight other countries Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee (BRAC) By raising financial resources in support of programs and projects in selected countries. ...
Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation launched Secure the Future to help address the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation provides financial resources to over 20 African countries and invests in human resources needs of these centers. it also provide technical ...
Burkina Faso commits to maintain 15% target of health spending level. Burkina Faso Burkina Faso will also develop and implement a plan for human resources for health and construct a new public and private school for midwives....
Burundi commits to increase the allocation to health sector from 8% in 2011 to 15% in 2015 Burundi By increasing the allocation to health sectors and for further information please refer to the following deliverables. ...
By 2015, Madagascar commits to increase health spending to at least 12% Madagascar By strengthening commodity security and increasing tetanus vaccination for pregnant women. and also by increase births assisted by skilled attendants. For further information, Please refer to the deli...
Cambodia will ensure that 95% of the poor are covered by health equity funds by 2015 Cambodia By developing new policy to ensure availability of emergency obstetric care at the district level....
Canada made maternal, newborn and child health a priority for the G8 Muskoka Summit in June 2010 Canada Canada will provide funding for women's and children's health, and will focus its efforts on improving the services and care needed to ensure healthy pregnancies and safe delivery. For additional info...
CARE commits $1.8 billion over the next 5 years to expand successful maternal, newborn and child health programs CARE By expanding its maternal health programs into at least 10 additional countries—a 50 percent increase—and by scaling-up programs in countries where it currently operates....
Central African Republic commits to increase health sector spending from 9.7% to 15% Central African Republic By increasing health sector spending and ensuring obstetric care and prevention of PMTCT. ...
Chad commits to increase health sector spending to 15% Chad By providing free emergency care for women and children, free HIV testing and ARVs; allocate of US$10million per year for implementation of the national roadmap for accelerating reduction in MNC morta...
CLAN (Caring & Living as Neighbours) commits to ongoing advocacy efforts and grassroots community development action on behalf of children and adolescents Caring and Living as Neighbours (CLAN) Identifying children who are living with the same chronic health condition as members of a distinct community, CLAN utilizes a strategic framework for action (CLAN's 5 pillars) to engage a range of pa...
Comoros commits to increase health sector spending to 14% of budget by 2014 Comoros By increasing health sector spending and ensure the universal coverage for PMTCT. Comoros will also accelerate the implementation of existing national policies and strategic plan for human resources f...
Congo commits to reducing maternal mortality and morbidity by 20% by 2015 Republic of Congo Congo will establish a new observatory to investigate deaths linked to pregnancy, and will support women's empowerment by passing a law to ensure equal representation of Congolese women in political, ...
Djibouti commits to increase the health budget from 14% to 15% Djibouti Djibouti will increase access to emergency obstetric care services nationally to 80%. By ensuring that all health centers are upgraded to deliver a package of emergency obstetric and newborn care and ...
DKT International commits through the HAND to HAND Campaign to increase new users of family planning from 19 million couples to 25 million couples and increase of 6 million users by 2015 DKT International By providing in kind contribution...
Dow Corning will provide US $5 million in unrestricted support over five years to the United Nations-led Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Dow Corning By providing global leadership and grassroots assistance where possible, Dow Corning will also provides technical, human and financial resources to nearly three billion people in the developing World....
Edna Adan University Hospital committed to further improving and accelerating our Midwifery Training programmes Edna Adan University Hospital The Global Strategy has given the Edna Adan University Hospital an additional incentive to work even harder towards further improving the health of our women and children. Edna Adan University Hospita...
EMpower commits $328,000 in 2011 to support new grants in India and Nigeria EMpower By support new grants to India and Nigeria, also make grants to many initiatives. ...
EngenderHealth commits to building the capacity of health care professionals and programs in underserved communities of Africa and Asi EngenderHealth We do this by: training providers to effectively counsel clients seeking family planning, HIV/AIDS, and maternal health services; educating communities about their sexual and reproductive health and a...
Ethiopia commits to increase the number of midwives and expects a decrease in the maternal mortality ratio by 2015 Ethiopia By providing emergency obstetric care to all women at all health centres and hospitals, Ethiopia will also provide access to prevention, care and support and treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who n...
FHI commits through the HAND to HAND Campaign to galvanize the community's contribution to the Global Strategy and endorse the Coalition's ambitious new goal of achieving 100 million new users of contraception in low-income countries by 2015 FHI 360 Through the HAND to HAND Campaign to galvanize the community's contribution....
France commits to increase of its contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria over the period 2011-2013 France By provide financial mechanism to Muskoka initiative and increase contribution to the Global Fund to fight for AIDS, TB and Malaria. For additional information, please refer to the website :
GE & GE Healthcare commit, as part of GE’s $6 billion healthymagination initiative, to expand its Maternal-Infant Care technology portfolio General Electric By expanding its technological portfolio and increase local access to care....
Germany is developing a new initiative on Voluntary Family Planning Germany By developing a new initiative with resources to be made available for family planning and reproductive health and rights. Germany will also provide financial support in area of mother and child healt...
Ghana will increase its funding for health to at least 15% of the national budget by 2015 Ghana Ghana will strengthen its free maternal health care policy, increase the proportion of gully immunized children to 85% and the proportion of children under five and pregnant women sleeping under insec...
Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth commits to develop and uphold a Code of Conduct that puts forth standards of excellence for all repositories to be upheld in partnership with countries where repositories are being established Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth By collaborating with its Research Harmonization Committee to developing repositories in consideration of efforts to enhance national capacity of the country’s healthcare and research sectors; working...
Global Fund for Women commits $2 million over the next 2 years towards advancing health and sexual and reproductive rights in over 40 countries in the Americas, Asia and Oceania, Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Global Fund for Women By making grant to support in over 40 countries across the world. ...
GSK commits to increases support for the WHO strategy to improve children’s health with a new 5-year commitment to expand donations of albendazole medicine to 1 billion doses each year, an increase of 600 million doses each year GSK By supporting the WHO's strategy to improve children's health and expanding donations of albendazole medicine....
Guinea commits to establish a budget line for reproductive health commodities and to secure 10 life-saving essential medications in at least 36 facilities providing basic obstetric care and 9 structures with comprehensive obstetric care by 2012 Guinea By ensure the free prenatal and obstetric care, both basic and emergency, ensure provision of newborn care in 2 national hospitals, 7 regional hospitals, 26 district hospitals, and 5 municipality medi...
Guinea-Bissau commits to increase financial spending from 10% to 14% by 2015 and to implement the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) Guinea-Bissau By providing accessible and comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care in all regions, strengthening the technical capacity. For further information please refer to the deliverables. ...
Haiti will create a financial mechanism to ensure free maternal, newborn and child health services, and develop a plan for human resources in health by 2015 Haiti By developing a plan for human resources in health and providing emergency obstetric care in 108 health institutions. For further information, Please refer to the deliverables. ...
Health Alliance International, commits a total of US $21,780,000 over the next 3 years towards the attainment of MDGs 4 and 5 Health Alliance International These programs directly address the first three goals of the Global Strategy, providing support for country-led health plans, integration of maternal and child health and reproductive health services,...
HP's commits to continue applying the skills of its people (more than 320,000), its technology assets, and its customer and stakeholder partnerships to develop innovative solutions that address the root causes of critical global challenges such as infant Hewlett Packard Through its global health initiatives, HP is collaborating with leading health authorities to reinvent processes, modernize systems, and develop solutions that dramatically expand access, improve care...
HRP (the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction), working with partners, commits to generate, synthesize, coordinate and implement a prioritized research agenda for improving reprod World Health Organisation (WHO) It will establish a global network of academic and research institutions, to develop and implement a global workplan to deliver a coordinated research agenda that informs policy formulation and streng...
IAIM Australia commits to improving women's and children's mental health and physical well-being by strengthening the capacity of communities to support, protect and restore early relationships between women and their babies International Association of Infant Massage, Australia We will achieve this by: (a) developing and distributing relevant, evidence-based resources for primary, secondary and tertiary health and early childhood services; (b) increasing access to the IAIM p...
IFPMA commits to continue to advocate for policies to support access to medicines and support increased attention, engagement, and collaboration in these important global health areas within and with the global pharmaceutical industry International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations As part of this commitment IFPMA will publish a special publication, "Women's & Children's Health Partnerships for the Developing World," which contains a selection of access, education, and capacity ...
India is spending over US $ 3.5 billion each year on health services, with substantial expenditure on services aimed towards women’s and children’s health India India will provide substantial expenditure on services aimed towards women's and children's health. India will provide technical assistance to other countries and share its experience, support the cre...
Indonesia will ensure all deliveries will be performed by skilled birth attendants by 2015 Indonesia Central government of Indonesia will provide increased funding for health to support professional health personnel and to achieve quality health care and services throughout Indonesia. Indonesia will ...
International Partnership for Microbicides commits to support the implementation of the Global Strategy on Women’s and Children’s Health International Partnership for Microbicides By supporting the implementation of the Global Strategy on Women’s and Children’s Health and continuing to progress microbicide research and product delivery. ...
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) commits through the HAND to HAND Campaign to strive to contribute to meeting the needs of the 215 million women with unmet needs for contraception by increasing the number of new users of IPPF contracepti International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) By increasing the number of new users of IPPF contraceptive services by at least 50% by 2015. delivering services to the poorest, most marginalized and under-served women of the world. ...
ISGlobal commits to engage in an inclusive and participatory process, advocate for this process and help develop and promote a multi-disciplinary and coordinated global research agenda Institute for Global Health of Barcelona ...
Israel supports the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health Israel By building a cane water supply system at the komfo anokye hospital, supporting the training of health professionals working at the mother and baby units....
Japan commits to provide $ 5 billion in five years from 2011 focus on maternal, newborn and child health. Japan By supporting global strategy and implementing, advocating a package model buy the name of "EMBRACE" which intends to ensure the continuum of care from pregnancy to post natal stage. ...
JCI (Junior Chamber International) commits to reaching our goal of raising US $10 million by 2015 Junior Chamber International (JCI) By raising financial resources to combat Malaria, HCI members will also raising awareness about Malaria and funds for the purchase and distribution of nets in 115 countries. ...
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will invest approximately $30 million towards achieving MDG 5 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation By investing financial resources towards achieving MDG 5 and provide resources to support sexuality education and youth-freindly services in selected countries. ...
Johnson & Johnson commits $200 million over the next 5 years for a package of commitments called ‘Every Mother, Every Child’ that aims to help as many as 120 million women and children each year Johnson & Johnson By researching and developing a drug for tuberculosis with new mechanism of action in new technologies. Johnson and Johnson will also commit to its peer education programs in preventing mother-to-chil...
Liberia will increase health spending from 4% to 10% of the national budget and will ensure that by 2015 Liberia By providing free universal access to health services and emergency obstetric care services, mainstreaming the gender issues in national development. For further information, please refer to the deliv...
Mali commits to create a free medical assistance fund by 2015 Mali By reinforcing the existed solidarity and mutual funds for health, extending the coverage of a minimum package of health interventions. Mali also will implement a national strategic plan for improving...
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) announces a five-year, US $200 million commitment to improve health systems and family planning services in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Haiti Management Sciences for Health In partnership with local and national governments, and with funding from USAID (in Haiti), MSH will continue to strengthen local capacity to manage the supply chain of USAID-donated condoms and famil...
Mauritania commits to increasing expenditure on health to 15% by 2015 Mauritania By increasing expenditure on health, increasing access to Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in all regional and national hospitals. ...
Medsin Aberdeen commits to raise awareness among the constituency of medical students at the University of Aberdeen of the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health Medsin Aberdeen By raising awareness among the constituency of medical students at the University of Aberdeen. ...
Medtronic Foundation commits to support key planning and advocacy activities on a global scale Medtronic Foundation Medtronic will fund activities of the NCD Alliance and two of its federations. ...
Merck commits an estimated $840 million over the next 5 years through their HIV prevention and treatment, childhood asthma programs and donation of HPV vaccine Merck Through Merck's HIV prevention and treatment, childhood asthma programs and donation of HPV vaccine, GARDASIL®, to organizations and institutions in eligible lowest income countries to enable countrie...
mothers2mothers will strive to double the percentage of HIV+ pregnant women we serve by 2015 mothers2mothers By increasing the percentage of people served and expanding the population reached. ...
Mozambique commits to increase the percentage of children immunized aged under 1 and to increase the number of HIV+ children receiving ARTs Mozambique By establishing a centre for the treatment of obstetric fistula in each province. For further information, please refer to the deliverables. ...
MSI pledges that the voluntary family planning and quality reproductive healthcare it provides globally during 2011-2015 Marie Stopes International By significantly expanding MSI's direct service delivery and through partnerships with governments, private sector providers and other agencies....
Muskoka Initiative Canada For additional information, please refer to: G8 MUSKOKA DECLARATION RECOVERY AND NEW BEGINNINGS Muskoka, Canada, ...
Myanmar commits to ensure 80% ante-natal care coverage Myanmar By providing skilled attendant at births, access to emergency obstetric care, ensure universal coverage for the expanded immunization and improving ratio of midwife to population. For detailed informa...
NFSD has committed to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through a variety of healthcare programs as well as through efforts to bring different stakeholders together to build effective health partnerships Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development By developing partnerships, developing training tools for integrated management of Pregnancy and Childbirth....
Niger commits to increase health spending from 8.1% to 15% by 2015 Niger Niger will train 1000 providers on handling adolescent reproductive health issues, and to address domestic violence and female genital mutilation (FGM). Niger will reduce the fertility rate from 3.3% ...
Nigeria is committed to fully funding its health program at $31.63 per capita through increasing budgetary allocation to as much as 15% from an average of 5% by the Federal, States and Local Government Areas by 2015. Nigeria Nigeria will work towards the integration of services for maternal, newborn and child Health, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as well as strengthening Health Management Information Systems. To rein...
Norway will increase its contribution to the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20% for the next 3 years Norway By increase its contribution to the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and support to Muskoka initiative. ...
ONE will contribute to the Global Strategy through our issue advocacy as well as by mobilizing political support, engaging new constituencies and promoting accountability ONE ONE will utilize its 2.5 million members, social networks (blog, facebook, twitter, youtube), partnerships, and spokespeople to raise continued awareness of maternal and child health issues. Specific ...
Papua New Guinea commits to improve midwifery education, increase number of obstetricians, improve access to drugs and equipment, and develop comprehensive plans to improve existing health services Papua New Guinea By improving midwifery education and access to drugs/equipment, developing comprehensive plans to improve existing health services. ...
Pathfinder International commits to work with The Nature Conservancy and Frankfurt Zoological Society to raise at least US $250,000 to launch an integrated family planning and maternal and child health program in the extremely remote villages surrounding Pathfinder International This will be done through training of health personnel and of additional community health workers to conduct home visits, and substantial improvements to existing health facilities, to the benefit all...
Pfizer commits to help infant immunization, education, training and advocacy programs on maternal and infant health, development of intermittent preventative treatment for malaria in pregnant women Pfizer Pfizer commits through ongoing programs and partnerships to support the UN Secretary General's Every Woman, Every Child objectives by helping address health priorities in : infant immunization for the...
Planet Wheeler Foundation will commit $5.6m towards a scientific study to determine whether the power of mass media can be harnessed to save children’s lives on an unprecedented scale Planet Wheeler Foundation By developing a model with DMI and LSHTM to predict that child mortality can be reduced by 10% to 20%. Planet Wheeler Foundation will also commit financial investment towards scientific study to deter...
Planned Parenthood Federation of American (PPFA) commits to supporting our in-country partners in Africa and Latin America to reach 2 million people with sexual and reproductive health information, supplies and services, especially family planning, by 201 Planned Parenthood Federation of America Through our partnerships, PPFA helps local groups cultivate capacities necessary for institutional sustainability, including the flexibility to act amidst emerging reproductive health problems, techno...
Population Services International (PSI) commits on behalf of PSI and their partners to support over the next 5 years the provision of life-saving products, clinical services, and behaviour change communications Population Services International By supporting the provision of life-saving products, clinical services, and behavior change communication. PSI will also help the UN address key global health priorities. ...
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), with support from BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities, commits US $25 million over the next five years to improve the health and development of children under the age of two in South Africa and Mozambi Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) By strengthening local health and development systems, improving services, and changing behaviors, PATH's work will increase access to maternal-child health and survival programs for a population of a...
Rwanda commits to increasing heath sector spending and reducing maternal mortality by 2015 Rwanda By training more midwives and promoting good nutrition practices. For additional information, please refer to the deliverables. ...
Sao Tome and Principe commits to increase the percentage of the general budget for health from 10% to 15% in 2012 Sao Tome and Principe By increasing the percentage of the general budget for health, increasing qualified health personnel, increasing the geographic coverage of PMTCT services....
Save the Children commits up to $500 million per year for the next 5 years Save the Children By promoting policy changes, expanding and intensifying efforts to integrate proven technology into health systems. training 400,000 health workers. ...
Senegal commits to increasing its national health spending from 10% of the budget currently to 15% by 2015 Senegal By creating a national Directorate for MNCH, reinstating the national committee in charge of the implementation of the multi-sectoral roadmap for the reduction of maternal and child mortality and to a...
Sesame Workshop's commitment to Every Woman Every Child is the expansion of our health-related work in Latin America, Africa and Asia in 2011-2012 Sesame Workshop Over the life of the program, it is estimated that expansion of our work in these three priority regions will: reach millions of additional children and mothers with a particular focus on vulnerable p...
Sri Lanka will empower the health sector through capacity building and leadership in information and communication technology Sri Lanka Sri Lanka will empower the health sector through capacity building and leadership in information and communication technology. More specifically, the Government will provide education, training, and a...
Sudan commits to increase the total health sector expenditure from 6.2% in 2008 to 15% by 2015 Sudan Sudan will guarantee immediately free universal access to Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services, to train and employ at least 4,600 midwives focusing on states with the highest maternal mortality r...
Sweden strongly commits to Women’s and Children’s health Sweden By working with partnerships and support UN system and civil society. strengthening of national health and education system with a focus on a broad SRHR approach. ...
Tajikistan commits that 85% of midwives are trained and at least 85% of maternity facilities apply the clinical protocols approved by the ministry of health by 2015 Tajikistan Tajikistan will train midwives and apply clinical protocols to maternity facilities, expend youth friendly health services. Tajikistan will also develop an accreditation policy for maternity instituti...
Tanzania will increase health sector spending from 12% to 15% of the national budget by 2015 United Republic of Tanzania Tanzania will increase health sector spending and annual enrollment in health training institutions, Tanzania will also reinforce the implementation of the policy, expand the coverage of health facili...
TeleConsult Group commits to improve women’s and children’s health through information technologies TeleConsult Group Through information technologies. It will establish contact center with a trained, skilled team. ...
The A. K. Khan Healthcare Trust commits to expand and replicate its collaborative program with the Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston A. K. Khan Healthcare Trust By expand and replicate its collaborative program with the Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston. ...
The AAP commitment to Every Woman Every Child is through the delivery of training and technical assistance and through scale-up of the Helping Babies Breathe® (HBB) program American Academy of Pediatrics By strengthening the skills of birth attendants through use of a high quality evidence-based zero/low literacy practical educational program which teaches birth attendants in MDG countries how to care...
The Africa MNCH Coalition commits to innovative and targeted advocacy over the next four years towards: improved domestic resources, budgeting and policy; political commitments, monitoring, accountability; and innovative partnerships Africa Coalition on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health This new approach emphasizing improved policy and budgeting in key social determinant sectors is based on the landmark August 2011 Africa Integrated MNCH Advocacy Strategy, developed with the African ...
The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) commits to invest an additional US $20 million per year in maternal and child health programmes African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) will provide additional financial support in maternal and child health programmes, train new midwives and retrain existing midwives to update their ...
The Akaa Project, Inc commits that by 2015, an international collaborative model for improving maternal, infant and child morbidity and mortality will be in place Akaa Project, Inc High level midwifery skills will be available for prenatal care and to avert preventable complications. Clinical experiences and mentorships will offer students experience in meeting the health care n...
The Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry has committed to Every Woman Every Child to raise awareness of cervical cance The Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry will raise awareness of cervical cancer by disseminating information through leaflets, letters, counseling, hotline centers, training programs, me...
The BBC World Service Trust commits $30 million over the next 5 years BBC Media Action By scaling up its work in Africa and Asia to work with media and communications to improve health. It also committed to building the capacity of local partners in health communication and to developin...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commits $1.5 billion over the next 5 years to improving women’s and children’s health Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation By providing financial grants and in kind of contribution of which are closely linked to child health....
The Body Shop commits over $2.25 million for their initiative, ‘Stop the Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People’ The Body Shop International By establishing partnerships with UNAIDS and ECPAT, investing financial resources for their initiatives in over 60 countries. ...
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation commits $120 million over the next 4 years to ensure that family planning and reproductive health information and services are more accessible to all The David and Lucile Packard Foundation By provide financial support to ensure family planning and reproductive health information and services are accessible to all. it will also support new funding initiatives and build partnerships to re...
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation will leverage its programmatic expertise to advocate for the elimination of pediatric AIDS around the world Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation By leverage its programmatic expertise to advocate around the world, It will also support and train for capacity building and strengthening integrated health services, support of the new Global Plan T...
The Ford Foundation projects over $100 million in grants in its Sexuality and Reproductive Health programs over the next five years to strengthen sexual and reproductive health and rights Ford Foundation By making grants in support its program and provide education and public discourse. ...
The Gambia commits to increase the health budget to 15% of the national budget by the year 2015 Gambia Efforts will be intensified to increase the proportion of births attended by skilled professionals to 64.5%, ensure reproductive health commodities security, scale up free Prevention of Mother-to-Chil...
The GAVI Alliance commits on behalf of GAVI and its partners to supporting the Global Strategy over the next 5 years GAVI Alliance GAVI will help the UN address key global health priorities, including leading childhood killers, pneumonia and diarrhoea, by increasing access to life-saving vaccines for children including new HPV va...
The Global Fund is committed to intensifying its contributions to maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and will continue to augment its investments in order to accelerate progress toward the health related MDGs in general and MNCH in particular. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria By providing direct support to MDGs 4 and 5 with contributions of at least US$ 4.4 billion. ...
The Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health (GLCRH) commits $1,846,669 over the next 2 years Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health (GLCRH) By creating an expert working group to produce policy briefs the GLCRH will convene the Aspen Population and Global Health Roundtable Series at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC; to host a Populat...
The Health Care Professionals Associations (HCPA) of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (FIGO, ICM, ICN, IPA, RANZCOG, RCOG, SOGC, WFSA) collectively commit US$31, 218,000, of which $15 million represents in kind contribution over the International Confederation of Midwives By providing financial contribution and working with policy and implementing agencies to improve quality and to expand coverage of the key 22 countdown supported interventions in these high-burden cou...
The Inter-Parliamentary Union is mobilizing support for the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health within the world parliamentary community Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) The resolution will contain a catalogue of measures that parliaments can take to improve women's and children's health significantly by, for example, allocating adequate funding, revising national hea...
The International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) commits to advocate to increase the number of infants who are exclusively breastfed for the first six months International Baby Food Action Network From a policy perspective, IBFAN will advocate implementation of legal measures based on the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (the Code); support country-level assessment of t...
The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations commits to work with key stakeholders in learning institutions to review the content on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health (RMNCH) of medical curricula in 10-12 countries by Sept 20 International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations By raising awareness among medical students in high-income countries of these constituencies. The IFMSA will also work with key stakeholders in learning institutions to review the content on reproduct...
The Lao People's Democratic Republic commits to provide free deliveries Lao People's Democratic Republic By providing free deliveries, upgrading existing staff, training and recruiting new staff. ...
The March of Dimes commitment to Every Woman Every Child is a new global awareness and advocacy campaign to increase international attention to and funding for research and programs to reduce the tragic toll of death and disability caused by preterm birth March of Dimes By establishing partnerships worldwide, create an international community of interested parents, professionals, NGOs, hospitals, donor organizations, and others. ...
The Netherlands directly supports efforts to improve the health of women and children through our substantial core contributions to UNICEF, UNFPA and UNAIDS Netherlands By approving development policies focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights. ...
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) pledges to be an effective catalyst for transforming into action the commitments made to advance the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health To achieve the goal, PMNCH's 400+ members commit to enable its seven constituency groups (government, donor/foundation, UN/multilateral, private sector, NGO, health care professional association, and ...
The Population Council will conduct social science, public health, and biomedical research in reproductive health, HIV, and poverty, gender, and youth to improve people's lives Population Council In support of this initiative, the Council is committed to: (a) bringing new contraceptives, microbicides, and multipurpose technologies appropriate to the needs of vulnerable women, children, and men...
The Republic of South Sudan commits to increase the percentage of government budget allocation to the Ministry of Health from 4.2% to 10% by 2015 South Sudan By constructing 160 Basic Emergency Obstetric Care facilities and training of 1000 enrolled/registered midwives. South Sudan will also establish 6 accredited midwifery schools or training facilities. ...
The Rotarian Action Group for Population and Sustainable Development (RFPD) commits to offer the methodology and findings of its pilot project to reduce maternal and newborn mortality, implemented between 2005 and 2010 Rotarian Action Group for Population and Sustainable Development By implementing this comprehensive approach including quality assurance in obstetrics in 10 selected general hospitals in the states of Kano and Kaduna, Nigeria, RFPD reduced the average maternal mort...
The Royal Medical Society (RMS) commits to raise awareness among our members of medical students at the University of Edinburgh Royal Medical Society, University of Edinburgh Through raising awareness among its members of medical students at the University of Edinburgh....
The Stop TB Partnership commits to advocating and mobilizing political support for the Every Woman Every Child effort Stop TB Partnership The Stop TB Partnership will advocating and mobilizing political support for the Every Woman Every Child effort. Reducing illness and deaths from tuberculosis (TB) is essential to improving maternal a...
The TY Danjuma Foundation commits $5 million over the next 5 years in Nigeria TY Danjuma Foundation By strengthening of maternal health care centres, train hospital personnel, donate medical equipment and provide technical support to health centres in rural communities....
The UN Foundation commits (with its partners) $400 million over the next 5 years in support of the Global Strategy United Nations Foundation (UNF) By providing financial resources in support of the Global Strategy and through campaigns and partnerships. ...
The University of Aberdeen commits in the period up to 2015 over US $500,000 of institutional resources to sustain its Immpact unit dedicated to improving maternal and newborn health University of Aberdeen Immpact will spearhead an initiative (Y@U) with the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health to engage the youth constituency at universities in the global North and South in mobilising suppor...
The Viyellatex Group has committed to Every Woman Every Child to provide free medical services Viyellatex Group The Viyellatex Group will provide free medical services and start a school for the physically challenged and underprivileged children in Bangladesh. ...
The WellBeing Foundation commits to US $2.5 million per year to support this Nigeria-led, Nigeria-managed, Africa-focused, Africa-impact, private sector-driven effort. The Wellbeing Foundation of Nigeria Among these programs is the adoption of a contextually and regionally attractive Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)-related communication policy for harmonized messaging and coordinated advocacy effo...
The Women's Health and Education Center (WHEC) aims to improve women's health through education and advocacy, particularly in developing countries Women’s Health and Education Center The Women's Health and Education Center (WHEC) will provide information on everyday issues associated with women's health. a web-enabled platform also enables multiple forms of collaboration worldwide...
The World Bank will focus on women’s and children’s health in 35 countries in achieving the MDGs because of high fertility and poor child and maternal nutrition and disease World Bank By making grants and mobilizing financial resources to support women's and children's health in 35 countries. ...
UK aims to increase efforts up to 2015 'to double the number of maternal, newborn and children's lives saved United Kingdom By focusing rigorously on results, including a review of all bilateral and multilateral aid programmes to maximise impact on mothers and babies....
United States will scale up efforts and achieve significant results in maternal and child health and family planning United States of America Through various initiatives and set out ambitious targets for improving maternal and child health to inspire an intensive efforts....
Uzbekistan commits to ensure that 96% of children aged 6-59 months receive vitamin A twice a year by up to 2015 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan will ensure modern technologies to provide health services, improve the quality of care provided to mothers and children by training 25,000 health workers....
Vestergaard Frandsen commits support to the UN Secretary-General's Every Woman Every Child effort to improve women's and children's health Vestergaard Frandsen Through LifeStraw Carbon For Water, Vestergaard Frandsen provides free products (LifeStraw Family water filters) and services (education, training, repair, and replacement) that will help move the pop...
ViiV Healthcare commits $47 million between 2010-2015, and an additional $31 million through to 2020 to tackle mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) ViiV Healthcare ViiV Healthcare will provide financial contribution to tackle MTCT. ...
Water.org is committed to taking this approach to the next level by expanding and scaling its WaterCredit initiative in India to reach a minimum of 800,000 people, of which more than half are women and children, with clean water and sanitation by 2016 Water.org By scaling its WaterCredit initiative in India, For additional information, please refer to the deliverables. ...
WaterHealth's commitment to Every Woman Every Child is the expansion of WaterHealth programs to the Global Strategy's priority countries of Bangladesh, Nigeria and Liberia in 2011-2012 WaterHealth International By utilizing private sector strengths for public health successes. Providing safe and affordable clean water solutions to underserved and impoverished community through innovative business model. ...
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood and its members in 148 countries commit to the Global Strategy by engaging local, national, regional, and global organizations and individuals to ensure MNCH is a priority issue for all governments and hold govern The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood By engaging local, national, regional, and global organizations and individuals. ...
WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS and the World Bank (H4+) commit to mobilize political support for the Global Strategy in the 49 ’Lowest Income Countries Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Through increasing the speed of the downward trend in maternal and child mortality by strengthening country and regional technical capacity to implement commitments; advocating for equity-focused appr...
Women and Children First (UK) commits to working with partners in Africa and Asia to mobilise communities to reduce maternal and newborn mortality rates Women and Children First (UK) Women and Children First (UK) will fulfill its commitment through cost-effective and scalable community based interventions. It will also keeping up the pressure on donor and national governments to a...
Women Deliver commits to keeping up the pressure to improve women’s and children’s health over the next five years, tracking commitments made and ensuring the global spotlight stays on those who have power to help keep girls and women alive and healthy Women Deliver Women Deliver will certify that governments, policy-makers, health systems, foundations, civil society organizations and international agencies understand that the time for action is now, and to stand...
World Vision International commits $1.5 billion over 5 years in support of a family and community model of health care delivery World Vision International World Vision International will provide financial resources in support of family and community model of health care delivery....
World YWCA commit to mobilise political support, engaging new constituencies and promoting accountability to women and girls World YWCA By mobilizing political support, advocating for the implementation of key global commitments on women and children's health. delivering effective interventions....
Zambia commits to increase national budgetary expenditure on health from 11% to 15% by 2015 Zambia Zambia will increase national budgetary expenditure on health, strengthen access to family planning, increasing contraceptive prevalence, scale-up implementation of integrated community case managemen...
Zimbabwe will increase health spending to 15% of the health budget or $20 per capita and establish a maternal, newborn and child survival fund by 2011 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe will establish a maternal, newborn and child survival fund by 2011 led by the Ministry of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture and administered by UNICEF, Zimbabwe will also abolish user fees ...