Maternal and newborn care

Making Pregnancy Safer in the Western Pacific Region

Background

It is the right of every mother and newborn child to survive pregnancy and childbirth and to have a safe pregnancy. Families, communities, and local and national governments have the responsibility to prevent their deaths.

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Fact sheets

Key strategies for promotion of Breastfeeding (01 August 2007)

News and press releases

21 December 2010
Small steps and big goals: Two countries' experiences in achieving MDGs 4 & 5
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16 February 2010
WHO links with Cambodia to tackle maternal deaths
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Relevant publications and documents

Weekly iron and folic acid supplementation programmes for women of reproductive age: An analysis of best programme practices
In a developing country, the provision of weekly iron and folic acid supplements (WIFS) to women of reproductive age (WRA) should be viewed as a key intervention to prevent anaemia and improve folate status.

Achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals in the Western Pacific Region: Progress report 2010
The 2015 target for reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is rapidly approaching. International agencies, including WHO, are marking 2010 as a crucial point for reporting progress to date, generating greater attention and emphasis on most pressing issues and priorities, and demonstrating demand for increasing interventions and resources to achieve MDG results.

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Upcoming meetings and events

No meeting/event planned at this time.

						Contact Information
						Dr Ardi Kaptiningsih
Regional Adviser
in Making Pregnancy Safer and Women and Reproductive Health
 

Programmes

Reproductive health

World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific