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January 2012 |
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Business and Innovation
It was in the 1980’s that Simon Berry first noticed the prevalence of soda drinks in remote communities in Zambia. He wondered how bottled cola drinks could reach these  areas, but not life-saving medicines. Since then, his organization, Colalife has worked with the business community to harness existing distribution channels, bringing affordable anti-diarrhea kits to areas where as many as 20% of deaths among children under five are due to diarrhea. Simon’s story is just one example of how the business community has a key role to play in advancing women’s and children’s health.
This month, global leaders will gather at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland under the theme “The Great Transformation – Shaping New Models”, to share insights and innovations which address global challenges, including those related to women’s and children’s health. Every Woman Every Child will be highlighted at a private sector brainstorming luncheon on creating a better world for women and girls co-hosted by The Elders. The Global Fund, one of the first innovative financing mechanisms for health, will celebrate its ten year anniversary event, co-hosted by the UN Secretary-General and Bill Gates, in Davos on the 26th of January. Learn more about commitments to advance the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. Read more about innovation and the business community in the report "Innovating for Every Woman, Every Child".
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Update
2011 mHealth Summit — Did you know that roughly 80% of South African adults have access to mobile phones, with little gender disparity in phone ownership? Mobile health (mHealth) innovations have enormous and immediate potential to reach people, including vulnerable women and children, with crucial and often life-saving information and resources. At the 2011 mHealth Summit, the Every Woman Every Child Innovation Working Group and the mHealth Alliance announced eight recipients of catalytic grants for mHealth programs. The grants, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), are designed to identify and foster innovative uses of mobile technology to advance maternal and newborn health for communities in need. Learn more about the Summit and grant recipients.
 'Imagine Me & You" Contest Launch — World renowned photographer Anne Geddes kicked off her work in support of Every Woman Every Child with the "Imagine Me & You" contest in December. Working in collaboration with the Million Moms Challenge, ABC News, the United Nations Foundation, and Disney Baby, Ms. Geddes offered the chance for a lucky mom and her newborn to win a photo session in her Sydney studio. Learn more about Million Moms Challenge.
Human Rights Day — Human Rights Day is recognized each year on December 10th to honor the work of human rights defenders worldwide who are working to end discrimination. The promotion of human rights, gender equality and poverty reduction is critical to the advancement of women’s and children’s health. Rights violations impede progress towards achieving the MDGs, drive up costs to families and the state, and violate the principles of development and human rights affirmed by international and regional human-rights treaties. View a conversation held on December 9th with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in honor of Human Rights Day 2011. Read a statement by Michelle Bachelet on the importance of human rights to women and girls.
Accountability Commission Follow-up — In November, the independent Expert Review Group (iERG) created to review global progress on implementing the recommendations of the Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health, held its first meeting in Ottawa, Canada, during the "Delivering Results for Women and Children" Forum co-hosted by the Canadian International Development Agency and the World Health Organization. At the meeting the group identified six priority areas of work for the next year. Read a post with reflections from iERG Co-Chair Richard Horton. Read the official meeting report. View presentations that were delivered at the second stakeholder’s meeting.
Million Moms Challenge — Through the Million Moms Challenge, issues relating to women’s and children’s health were featured on ABC News broadcasts including “Good Morning America,” “World News with Diane Sawyer,” “Nightline,” and “20/20.” Watch the landmark “20/20” prime-time special on MDGs 4 and 5, which was anchored by Diane Sawyer and viewed by over 3 million people.
Innovative Financing — The importance of innovative financing for development was showcased at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea, where world leaders agreed to “further develop innovative financial mechanisms to mobilize private finance for shared development goals.” Read “Busannovate,” a collaboration of Devex and the UN Foundation’s Pledge Guarantee for Health featuring some of the world’s best thinkers on innovative finance.
World AIDS Day — December 1st was World AIDS Day. Learn about two panel events organized by UNAIDS to commemorate the day. View a series of posts on the GlobalPulse blog examining discussions that took place around HIV/AIDS on December 1st. View the Every Woman Every Child December Newsletter, which put World AIDS Day “In Focus”. Learn more about the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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Partner Spotlight
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January’s partner spotlight is on Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile provider with over 25 million mobile phone subscribers. Safaricom has committed to expand its public-private partnership with the Kenyan government to improve women’s and children’s health. In a country where there is approximately one doctor for every 10,000 patients, Safaricom is working to develop mobile health solutions to reach 1.5 million pregnant women with essential health information and resources. Learn more.
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