Maternal and Child Survival: A Decade of Progress and Action for the Future
Primary TextWe have everything we need to end preventable maternal and child mortality in a generation, we just have to get to work together.
Secondary TextUSAID Administrator Samantha Power
On March 21, 2023 USAID along with the UNICEF, and the Governments of India, Senegal, and the United Kingdom hosted the Maternal and Child Survival: A Decade of Progress and Action for the Future event in Washington, DC commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 2012 Child Survival Call to Action
Administrator Samantha Power provided opening remarks, unveiling Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths: A Framework for Action in a Changing World, 2023-2030, USAID's new strategic framework that chronicles the progress made across 25 countries since 2012, and lays out an action plan for country-led programs to measurably improve health outcomes for women and children through an intensified focus on coverage, quality, and equity of health care services. Other distinguished speakers at the event included: Dr. Atul Gawande, USAID Assistant Administrator; Dr. Ashok Babu, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; Dr. Amadou Doucoure, Director of Mother and Child Health, Ministry of Health and Social Action, Government of Senegal; Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UNICEF; and The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Government of the United Kingdom.
The event was broadcast globally via a live webcast with over 3,200 virtual participants. A number of USAID partner countries used this as an opportunity to host their own watch parties and events, including Bangladesh, Ethiopia Kenya, Nigeria, and South Sudan. Satellite events planned in Malawi and Nepal will occur later this year.
Reports, Press Releases, and Resources
- Press Release: USAID Launches New Strategy To Prevent Child and Maternal Deaths
Remarks: Administrator Samantha Power on the Future of the Fight Against Maternal and Child Mortality
- Report: Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths: A Framework for Action in a Changing World, 2023-2030
- Report Summary Factsheet: Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths, 2023-2030
- Event Outcomes Factsheet: Outcomes and Shared Strategic Priorities for Accelerating Progress
- Infographic: Accelerating Maternal and Child Survival Through Primary Health Care
- Infographic: Results Snapshot, A Decade of Progress Since 2012
- USAID MOMENTUM: What a Difference Ten Years Makes – Acting on the Call
- POLITICO: World View
