Muskoka Initiative

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

Canada made maternal, newborn and child health a priority for the G8 Muskoka Summit in June 2010

France commits to increase of its contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria over the period 2011-2013

Germany is developing a new initiative on Voluntary Family Planning

Israel supports the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health

Japan commits to provide $ 5 billion in five years from 2011 focus on maternal, newborn and child health.

The Netherlands directly supports efforts to improve the health of women and children through our substantial core contributions to UNICEF, UNFPA and UNAIDS

Norway will increase its contribution to the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20% for the next 3 years

Sweden strongly commits to Women’s and Children’s health

UK aims to increase efforts up to 2015 'to double the number of maternal, newborn and children's lives saved

United States will scale up efforts and achieve significant results in maternal and child health and family planning

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

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commits $1.5 billion over the next 5 years to improving women’s and children’s health

The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) “Women First” commits $3.5 million and commits to raise an additional $6.5 million

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 Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation will leverage its programmatic expertise to advocate for the elimination of pediatric AIDS around the world

EMpower commits $328,000 in 2011 to support new grants in India and Nigeria

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

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.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will invest approximately $30 million towards achieving MDG 5

Benin will increase the national budget dedicated to health to 10% by 2015

Burkina Faso commits to maintain 15% target of health spending level.

Burundi commits to increase the allocation to health sector from 8% in 2011 to 15% in 2015