India, US, Ethiopia join hands to tackle maternal deaths issue

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan would be one among the host of global leaders including World Bank President Dr Jim Young Kim and USAID Administrator Raj Shah to attend the important international meeting in Washington.

Co-hosted by India, US and Ethiopia in collaboration with UNICEF and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the 'Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths' will unveil new efforts to save an unprecedented number of women and children by 2020 in 24 selected countries.

It will also announce adoption of bold reforms to improve effectiveness and efficiency at the Agency, a media release said.

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