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Call To Action Summit 2015

On August 27th-28th, 2015

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Regional

30 Aug 2015 Modi Government Promises Targeted Healthcare To 184 Poorest-Performing

Sambad Bhubaneshwar 12 Bureau

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Districts

28 Aug 2015 184 Districts Identified For Focussed Healthcare: PM Modi

Hindustan New Delhi 15 Bureau

28 Aug 2015 Visual Jai Hind Ahmedabad 5 Bureau

Online

30 Aug 2015 Community Partnership and Accountable Mechanisms of great importance for any nation

NVO News Online Web Bureau

30 Aug 2015 Global 'Call to Action Summit 2015' adopts DELHI DECLARATION to end preventable maternal and child deaths

Medical News Online Web Bureau

30 Aug 2015 India urges nations to work together towards realising Sustainable Development Goals

Social Story Online Web Bureau

30 Aug 2015 PM Modi pays tribute to 1965 war soldiers Celeb Cafe Online Web Brain Carroll

29 Aug 2015

Call to Action Summit-2015 Community Partnership and Accountable Mechanisms are Critical to Health System: Shri J P Nadda

Business Standard

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29 Aug 2015 DELHI DECLARATION Adopted at the Call to Action Summit 2015 to End Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths

The Telegraph Online Web Bureau

29 Aug 2015 India's response to global weakness inadequate: Tata Trusts

Moneycontrol Online Web Bureau


PR Newswire Online Web Bureau

29 Aug 2015 Health-delhi declaration-nadda (with di 34)

Webindia Online Web Bureau

29 Aug 2015 Nadda urges nations to work together towards realising SDGs

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Sys Con Online Web Bureau

29 Aug 2015 Maternal tetanus elimination will save lives: UN

PR Newswire Online Web PTI

28 Aug 2015 Tata Trusts spent over Rs 1,000 crore in charities in last 2 years

The Economic Times

Online Web PTI

28 Aug 2015 Tata Trusts spent over Rs 1,000 crore in charities in last 2 years

The Economic Times

Online Web PTI

28 Aug 2015 Tata Trusts spent over Rs 1,000 cr in charities in last 2 yrs

Business Standard

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28 Aug 2015 Modi Government Promises Targeted Healthcare To 184 Poorest-Performing Districts

The Huffington Post

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28 Aug 2015 PM Modi Addresses the Call to Action Summit 2015 in Delhi

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28 Aug 2015 184 districts identified for focussed healthcare: PM

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The Weather Space

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28 Aug 2015 India declared maternal and neonatal tetanus free: Narendra Modi

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28 Aug 2015 PM Modi inaugurates Global Call To Action 2015 Summit in Delhi

Forex Report Daily

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India Post Online Web PTI

28 Aug 2015 PM Modi dubs polio-elimination as ‘historic achievement'

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28 Aug 2015 Tata Trusts spent over Rs 1k cr in charities in 2 yrs

PTI Online Web PTI

28 Aug 2015 Tata Trusts spent over Rs 1,000 cr in charities in last 2 yrs

Niti Central Online Web PTI

28 Aug 2015 India declared tetanus free for mothers, newborns: Modi

Dispatch Times Online Web Bureau

27 Aug 2015 184 districts identified for focussed healthcare: PM Narendra Modi

The Economic Times

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27 Aug 2015 'Civil society's role important in preventing child, maternal

Business Standard

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The Hindu Businessline

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27 Aug 2015 Unicef team visits Aurangabad district to review maternal, infant health

The Times of India

Online Web Ranjana Diggikar

27 Aug 2015 Call to Action Summit: Clean, hygienic environ is the stepping stone to a healthy nation, says PM Modi

The Indian Express

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27 Aug 2015 184 Districts Identified for Focussed Healthcare: PM

Outlook Online Web IANS

27 Aug 2015 India Declared Maternal And Neonatal Tetanus Free: Modi

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27 Aug 2015 India declared maternal and neonatal tetanus free: PM Modi

Sahara Samay Online Web Bureau


Prahaar Online Web PTI


The First Mail Online Web PTI

27 Aug 2015 Anant Bhan: The Call to Action Summit 2015—thoughts on some key areas for discussion and action

The BMJ Online Web Bureau

27 Aug 2015 Historic accomplishment as India has been the victory power over Polio: PM Modi

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27 Aug 2015 PM inaugurates global summit on maternal and child deaths

Zee News Online Web Bureau

01 Sep 2015 Africa: Anuradha Gupta Highlights Immunisation At New Delhi Call to Action Summit

All Africa Online Web Bureau

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01 Sep 2015 Anuradha Gupta highlights immunisation at New Delhi Call to Action Summit

Gavi Online Web Bureau

01 Sep 2015 PM pays tributes to soldiers on 50th anniversary of 1965 war

PPP Focus Online Web Bureau

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27th Aug 2015 Story - CALL TO ACTION SUMMIT 2015 ( Mention )

DD News 08:59am National

28th Aug 2015 Story - TATA Trust - Mr. RK Krishnakumar Slowdown In China A Big Opportunity For India

CNBC 14:30pm Business

28th Aug 2015 Story - TATA Trust - Mr. RK Krishnakumar Slowdown In China A Big Opportunity For India

CNBC Bajar 14:30pm Business

28th Aug 2015 Story - TATA Trust - Mr. RK Krishnakumar, Member

CNBC 15:44pm Business

28 Aug 2015 Story - Mr. RK Krishnakumar - Member, TATA Trusts - Learning From China's Mistakes

CNBC 17.20pm Business

28 Aug 2015 Mr. RK Krishnakumar - Member, TATA Trusts - Learning From China's Mistakes

CNBC 20.19pm Business

28 Aug 2015 Mr. R K Krishna Kumar - Member, TATA Trust CNBC Awaaz

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30 Aug 2015 Mr. RK Krishnakumar, Member -TATA Trust CNBC

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Community Partnership and Accountable Mechanisms of great importance for any nation

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Community Partnership and Accountable Mechanisms of great importance for any nation

J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare chaired the closing session of the two-day "Global Call to Action Summit

2015- ending preventable maternal and child deaths", co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

and the Health Ministry of Ethiopia, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata Trusts, UNICEF, USAID and

WHO, here today. The "Delhi Declaration" was signed at the end of the summit which saw participation of Health Ministers and

heads of country delegations from 22 countries.

On the occasion, the Health Minister said community partnerships and accountability of mechanisms are critical to health systems

strengthening and last mile service delivery; mobilizing community support and optimizing resources to consolidate gains. He urged

all leaders from participating countries to "commit to a culture of evidence-based decision-making, strengthen accountability of

national health systems and align resources to those with the greatest need."

He said, our challenges are common but ways of addressing them come from investments in strengthening healthcare and

orchestrating health reform. Providing healthcare is not a mechanical function, but an integral part of a universal and transformative

sustainable development agenda. So, we need to work together and carve out mechanisms of partnerships that will help us reach

the Sustainable Development Goals. Inclusion is the key to progress and provision of equitable services and universalizing access

are pathways to change, he added.

The Health Minister said the Ministerial Conclave helped set the leadership agenda in the period of transition from the Millennium

Development Goals and endorsement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In a short span of time we were able to issue the

Third Global Call to Action Joint Statement which is a path-breaking declaration that reflects country commitments to the health and

well-being of women and children and ending preventable deaths, he added. The Health Minister added that India will lead the

efforts to demonstrate global progress in maternal and child health by working closely with global partners to make sure that the

post 2015 development agenda will advance the cause of ending preventable child and maternal deaths.

He said, Public-Private Partnerships are also emerging as game-changers and we need to take advantage of the support offered

by corporate sector and industry to better health systems performance and delivery. He further added that today, geographical

boundaries are being breached by technological innovations such as mobile telephony and information and communication

technologies. So, we need to use technology for maximum good and to broden the scope of healthcare.

Speaking at the summit, Shri B P Sharma, Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) said that evidence based decision making and

community level accountability are the cornerstones of a functional and impactful public health service delivery system. He

emphasized the importance of cross-learnings from the experience of other countries. He also highlighted the existing

accountability structures within the National Health Mission.

Mr. Richard Verma, Ambassador of the USA to India was also present at the closing ceremony of the summit. Speaking on the

occasion, he stated that we need to continue our collaborative partnership to help reduce maternal and child deaths through causes

that can be easily avoided. He added that the USA is ready to align its efforts towards the targets set in the Delhi Declaration.

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Global 'Call to Action Summit 2015' adopts DELHI DECLARATION to end preventable maternal and

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The two-day global 'Call to Action Summit 2015' concluded today with Health Ministers and heads of country delegations from 22

countries adopting the DELHI DECLARATION on 'ending preventable maternal and child deaths'. The declaration was developed

as an outcome of the high-level ministerial conclave held yesterday during the summit.

The Call to Action Summit 2015 held on 27-28 August 2015 in New Delhi was co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare, Government of India and the Health Ministry of Ethiopia, in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata

Trusts, UNICEF, USAID and WHO.

The Hon'ble Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda, in his address as the Chair for the valedictory session

of the summit urged all leaders from participating countries to "commit to a culture of evidence-based decision-making, strengthen

accountability of national health systems and align resources to those with the greatest need." During the address, he also assured

that, "India will lead the efforts to demonstrate global progress in maternal and child health by working closely with global partners

to make sure that the post 2015 development agenda will advance the cause of ending preventable child and maternal deaths."

Heads of co-host organisations and partners including Mr. Richard Verma, US Ambassador to India; Ms. Geeta Rao Gupta, Deputy

Executive Director, UNICEF; Mr. Girindre Beeharry, India Country Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Mr. R K Krishna

Kumar, Trustee, Tata Trusts and Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO (SEARO) joined the ministerial delegations

during the adoption of the DELHI DECLARATION and pledged their commitment and support to ending preventable deaths of

children and mothers.

The Summit was a platform for the Health Ministers of 24 nations, Health Ministers from states of India, academic experts, health

practitioners and global leaders from diverse sectors - corporate, civil society and media to deliberate on the importance of

Systems, Partnerships, Innovations, Convergence, and Evidence in ending all preventable maternal and child deaths.

The Additional Secretary and Mission Director (National Health Mission), Shri C K Mishra, outlined the commitments made by the

countries in the Delhi Declaration. During the session that he chaired on "Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescent

Health' he said, "Maternal and child health needs more resources and it is important to ensure accountability and maximisation of

its impact." The session examined ways to accelerate progress beyond 2015 on maternal and child health goals. The panel

recommended that adolescent health, particularly of the girl child, should be given centre-stage in order to improve the health of

mothers and the children they bear.

The session on 'Moving towards Scale' put the spotlight on the child survival interventions that have worked well in low and middle-

income countries. India shared its experience in scaling up the immunization programme and policy makers from other countries

offered solutions on how affordable primary health care services in urban areas could be expanded. Game changing technologies

for healthcare delivery were presented by experts and innovators, who also discussed the eco-systems required to foster

innovations for child and maternal care: use of mobile phones, emergency transport, health education, and referral systems, to

name a few.

H.E. Dr. Aminata Keita, the First Lady of the Republic of Mali chaired the session named, 'Survive, Thrive, and Transform', where

the importance of the continuum of care in the prevention of malnutrition, diarrhea and newborn deaths was discussed. The session



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also touched on the inter connections between health, safe water, sanitation, gender empowerment and rural development. The

session on Health Financing featured a discussion on financial models of health service delivery, fund management and utilization,

public sector purchase of health services from or outsourcing to the private sector and ensuring accountability and governance in

fund management.

In order to maintain the momentum in ending preventable child and maternal deaths in any country, government efforts are not

enough. The session on corporate partnerships brought together development partners and the corporate sector to discuss the

contributions that could be made by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and philanthropists and foundations to support

this agenda. In the final session on Accountability for Results, Shri Bhanu Pratap Sharma, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare

said that, "Evidence based decision making and community level accountability are the cornerstones of a functional and impactful

public health service delivery system." He also highlighted the existing accountability structures within the National Health Mission.

The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Summit yesterday and announced another major

milestone achieved by India for children and mothers by eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus. In his inaugural address, the

Hon'ble PM said, "I firmly believe that this summit will provide a highly effective platform to address common challenges that will

help countries achieve the desired goals for maternal and child health." The Prime Minister released a coffee table book 'Born to

Be' depicting key milestones in 25 years of India's progress in maternal and child health'. He also released the USAID report 'Acting

on the Call: Ending Preventable Child And Maternal Deaths' that outlines the plan to save 15 million children and 600,000 women

by 2020.

Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health, Ethiopia, said, "We will hold ourselves accountable to the commitments of DELHI

DECLARATION through regular monitoring of progress through this joint platform, and promote cross-learning, knowledge sharing

and collaboration among the 22 nations to end preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children."

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India urges nations to work together towards realising Sustainable Development Goals

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Union Health Minister J P Nadda urged nations to work together and carve out mechanisms of partnerships to reach Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs) even as 22 countries including India pledged to speed up their efforts to end preventable child and

maternal deaths. Through the 'Delhi Declaration', which was signed at the end of a two day 'Global Call to Action Summit 2015' by

health ministers and heads of country delegations from 22 countries, the nations committed to hold themselves accountable to this

commitment through a joint platform monitoring. The Health Minister said that community partnerships and accountability of

mechanisms are critical to strengthening health systems and also urged nations to align resources to those with the "greatest

need". "We have learnt that we need to work together and carve out mechanisms of partnerships that will help us reach the SDGs.

Participating countries should commit to a culture of evidence based decision making, strengthen accountability of national health

systems and align resources to those with the greatest need", Nadda said on the concluding day of the summit. Nadda also said

that India will lead the efforts to demonstrate global progress in maternal and child health by working "closely" with global partners

to make sure that the post 2015 development agenda will advance the cause of ending preventable child and maternal deaths.

SDGs are a proposed set of targets relating to future international development and they will replace the Millennium Development

Goals (MDGs) once they expire at the end of 2015. They include a wide range of issues including health. He said that although

challenges among nations are common but ways of addressing them will come from investments in strengthening healthcare and

orchestrating health reforms. "Providing healthcare is not a mechanical function but an integral part of a universal and

transformative sustainable development agenda", Nadda said while stressing that inclusion is the key to progress and provision of

equitable services and universalising access are "pathways to change". Noting that public private partnerships are emerging as

"game-changers", he said that there is a need to take advantage of the support offered by the corporate sector and the industry to

better health systems performance and delivery. "Today geographical boundaries are being breached by technological innovations

such as mobile telephony and information and communication technologies. So, we need to use technology for maximum good and

to broaden the scope of healthcare", he said. Recognising that health and well being of women and children in shaping prosperous

and sustainable societies is "central", as per the 'Delhi Declaration', the nations commited to "accelerate efforts to end preventable

child and maternal deaths". "We commit to making measurable improvements in reproductive, maternal, new born, child, and

adolescent health through our respective country health plans and where needed, to develop focussed country investment

frameworks", the declaration said. The summit which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday was co-hosted

by the Indian Health Ministry and Ethiopian Health Ministry in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Tata Trusts,

UNICEF, USAID and WHO. We commit ourselves to developing a culture of evidence based decision making, strengthening

accountability and aligning our resources to those with the greatest need. We will hold ourselves accountable to these

commitments through regular monitoring of progress through this joint platform and to promote cross learning, knowledge sharing

and collaboration among the 22 nations to end preventable deaths of mothers, new borns and children while safeguarding and

promoting their health and well being," the declaration said. In the declaration, the nations noted this was a "pivotal time" as the

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are completing at 2015 end and nations were preparing to embrace a universal and

transformative sustainable development agenda that leaves "no one behind and ensures the health and well being of all particularly

women, children and adolescents". "We will work together to ensure women, newborn, children and adolescents survive. We will

end preventable maternal, newborn, and child mortality. We will reduce preventable deaths from both infectious and non

communicable diseases. "We will strengthen health systems, including delivery of routine services and resilience to cope with

unforeseen events", the declaration which was read out by Additional Health secretary C K Mishra in New Delhi. The signatory

nations also decided to end all forms of malnutrition and prioritize universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services

including family planning. "We recognize the need to promote inclusive and diverse partnerships and multi sectoral action and

encourage adaptation and scale up of appropriate technologies, innovations and best practices as a means to facilitate more rapid,

effective, and equitable services", the declaration said. The nations also applauded the progress achieved in reducing maternal,

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newborn, and child mortality while acknowledging the global partnerships, support and resources mobilized to achieve these gains

and save over 100 million lives since 1990.

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PM Modi pays tribute to 1965 war soldiers

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Among its many initiatives, the country provided cash incentives to families who delivered at a health facility.

Several of the 22 countries-including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Nigeria-that have yet to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus

are represented at the conference. He renewed India's pledge and commitment to ending preventable mother and child deaths.

This prevailing state of lack of employment opportunities will surely scoop a bad time for PM Modi. "We must experiment and learn

from each other".

Health advocates in India are celebrating a major milestone that will save thousands of mothers' and babies' lives. In 2013, India's

net trade deficit was $35 billion, which was approximately a quarter of India's deficit with all other trading countries. Besides, the

rupee today fell most in 23 months to hit a two-year low at 66.64 against the US dollar.

"India would be happy to assist any country with technology, system-strengthening and programme implementation capsules".

He also slammed the central government, saying the economy was badly hit under the Narendra Modi-led government while he

had earlier promised he would improve it.

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UAE, its foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit India

next week to co-chair joint commission meeting with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on key issues of energy and trade.

Speaking on the occasion, Health minister J P Nadda said government is accelerating all efforts to prevent malaria and HIV among

children.

"How we shape the world in the next 15 years will make the difference between prosperous, optimistic nations, and insecurity and

unrest". The book accounts strategies India has followed to reduce maternal and child mortality from 1990 to 2015. He said a lot of

progress has been achieved on preventable health care front but challenges still lie ahead.

The two-day summit is being co-hosted by the Health Ministry along with Ethiopian Health Ministry, USAID, UNICEF, The Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation and Tata Trusts.

In New Delhi, Biswal is expected to hold talks with her Indian counterparts on forthcoming prime ministerial trip and the first India-

US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue in September.

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Call to Action Summit-2015 Community Partnership and Accountable Mechanisms are Critical to

Health System: Shri J P Nadda

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Call to Action Summit-2015

Community Partnership and Accountable Mechanisms are Critical to Health System: Shri J P Nadda

Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare chaired the closing session of the two-day Global Call to Action

Summit 2015- ending preventable maternal and child deaths, co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government

of India and the Health Ministry of Ethiopia, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata Trusts, UNICEF,

USAID and WHO, here today. The Delhi Declaration was signed at the end of the summit which saw participation of Health

Ministers and heads of country delegations from 22 countries.

On the occasion, the Health Minister said community partnerships and accountability of mechanisms are critical to health systems

strengthening and last mile service delivery; mobilizing community support and optimizing resources to consolidate gains. He urged

all leaders from participating countries to commit to a culture of evidence-based decision-making, strengthen accountability of

national health systems and align resources to those with the greatest need.

He said, our challenges are common but ways of addressing them come from investments in strengthening healthcare and

orchestrating health reform. Providing healthcare is not a mechanical function, but an integral part of a universal and transformative

sustainable development agenda. So, we need to work together and carve out mechanisms of partnerships that will help us reach

the Sustainable Development Goals. Inclusion is the key to progress and provision of equitable services and universalizing access

are pathways to change, he added.

The Health Minister said the Ministerial Conclave helped set the leadership agenda in the period of transition from the Millennium

Development Goals and endorsement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In a short span of time we were able to issue the

Third Global Call to Action Joint Statement which is a path-breaking declaration that reflects country commitments to the health and

well-being of women and children and ending preventable deaths, he added. The Health Minister added that India will lead the

efforts to demonstrate global progress in maternal and child health by working closely with global partners to make sure that the

post 2015 development agenda will advance the cause of ending preventable child and maternal deaths.

He said, Public-Private Partnerships are also emerging as game-changers and we need to take advantage of the support offered

by corporate sector and industry to better health systems performance and delivery. He further added that today, geographical

boundaries are being breached by technological innovations such as mobile telephony and information and communication

technologies. So, we need to use technology for maximum good and to broden the scope of healthcare.

Speaking at the summit, Shri B P Sharma, Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) said that evidence based decision making and

community level accountability are the cornerstones of a functional and impactful public health service delivery system. He

emphasized the importance of cross-learnings from the experience of other countries. He also highlighted the existing

accountability structures within the National Health Mission.



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Mr. Richard Verma, Ambassador of the USA to India was also present at the closing ceremony of the summit. Speaking on the

occasion, he stated that we need to continue our collaborative partnership to help reduce maternal and child deaths through causes

that can be easily avoided. He added that the USA is ready to align its efforts towards the targets set in the Delhi Declaration.

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DELHI DECLARATION Adopted at the Call to Action Summit 2015 to End Preventable Child and

Maternal Deaths

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countries adopting the DELHI DECLARATION

on 'ending preventable maternal and child deaths'. The declaration was developed as an outcome of the high-level ministerial

conclave held yesterday during the summit.The Call to Action Summit 2015 held on27-28 August 2015inNew Delhiwas co-hosted

by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government ofIndiaand the Health Ministry ofEthiopia, in partnership with Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata Trusts, UNICEF, USAID and WHO.









during the adoption of theDELHI DECLARATION and pledged their commitment and support to ending preventable deaths of



practitioners and global leaders from diverse sectors - corporate, civil society and media to deliberate on the importance

of Systems, Partnerships, Innovations, Convergence, and Evidence in ending all preventable maternal and child deaths.












name a few.




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fund management.




this agenda. In the final session on Accountability for Results, Shri Bhanu Pratap Sharma, Secretary, Health and Family

Welfare said that, "Evidence based decision making and community level accountability are the cornerstones of a functional and

impactful public health service delivery system." He also highlighted the existing accountability structures within the National Health

Mission.




help countries achieve the desired goals for maternal and child health." The Prime Minister released a coffee table book'Born to



by 2020.

Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health, Ethiopia, said, "We will hold ourselves accountable to

the commitments of DELHI DECLARATION through regular monitoring of progress through this joint platform, and promote cross-

learning, knowledge sharing and collaboration among the 22 nations to end preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and

children."

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India's response to global weakness inadequate: Tata Trusts

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Adisorderedglobal scenario owing toChina's weakness and uncertainties related to US Fed rate hike presents a huge opportunity,

but India is not responding adequately, says RK Krishnakumar, Member of Tata Trusts.

Speaking to CNBC-TV18's Shereen Bhan, Krishnakumar says: "These are new opportunities where rather than a knee-jerk

reaction to crisis of this kind and the impact on the rupee etc, one should look at a much longer timeframe and see the strategic

implications of these changes and prepare for them."

"The drop in international crude oil prices for me is a revolutionary change for emerging countries, non-oil producing countries like

India where we have a fantastic windfall gain as a result of the crash in crude oil prices," he adds.

Below is the transcript of RK Krishnakumar's interview with CNBC-TV18's Shereen Bhan.

Q: What is your view on the global turmoil in equities and commodities?

A: India is at a cusp of a major opportunity in terms of what has happened globally particularly vis-a-vis China. T

The drop in international crude oil prices for me is a revolutionary change for emerging countries, non-oil producing countries like

India where we have a fantastic windfall gain as a result of the crash in crude oil prices.

What does it mean for India's policies? How do we institutionalise this as a policy initiative? Where are those resources and can it

be deployed? The reduction in our budgeting and so on would actually be transformational in my view. If you think through, what

does this means for a country like India?

Q: Do you fear that at this point in time the approach is more a tactical approach as opposed to a long-term strategic approach?

A: For a very large company what is the impact of the drop in the crude oil prices from USD 120-130 per barrel to USD 45 per

barrel. How does it translate into your operating costs, improving efficiencies and so on. You need to understand that and then how

do we convert that gain into long term advantage.

I am saying that the Indian response to global opportunities like this is inadequate in my view.

Q: You are a veteran of many boom and bust cycles. At this point in time everyone is catching on to every headline that emerges

from either China or what the US Fed is likely to do and so on and so forth. However, the strength of India's own reform initiative,

what we need to as far as legislative action is concerned, executive action is concerned? How confident do you feel about the

strength of the ideas that we have put together at this time point in time to be able to capitalise on the opportunities that this global

crisis may throw up?

A: It is quite likely that the crisis that we are now talking about or the opportunities that we are now talking about, did not enter our

thinking process a year ago, two years ago. These are new opportunities where some new thinking needs to be done. Rather than

knee-jerk reaction to crisis of this kind and the impact on the rupee etc one should look at a much longer timeframe and see the

strategic implications of these changes and prepare for them.

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Maternal Deaths

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The Call to Action Summit 2015 held on

27-28 August 2015 in New Delhi was co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and the Health

Ministry of Ethiopia, in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata Trusts, UNICEF, USAID and WHO.






Heads of co-host organisations and partners including Mr. Richard Verma, US Ambassador to India; Ms. Geeta Rao

Gupta, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF; Mr. Girindre Beeharry, India Country Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Mr. R

K Krishna Kumar, Trustee, Tata Trusts and Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO (SEARO) joined the ministerial

delegations during the adoption of the DELHI DECLARATION and pledged their commitment and support to ending preventable

deaths of children and mothers.















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Health Minister J P Nadda today underlined that community partnerships and accountability of mechanisms were critical to health

systems strengthening and last mile service delivery across the world.

The Minister was chairing the closing session of the two-day 'Global Call to Action Summit 2015 - ending preventable maternal and

child deaths', co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and the Health Ministry of Ethiopia, in

partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata Trusts, UNICEF, USAID and WHO, here.

The 'Delhi Declaration' was signed at the end of the summit which saw participation of Health Ministers and heads of country

delegations from 22 countries.

Urging mobilising community support and optimising resources to consolidate gains, Mr Nadda said community partnerships and

accountability of mechanisms were critical to health systems strengthening and last mile service delivery. He urged all leaders from

participating countries to 'commit to a culture of evidence-based decision-making, strengthen accountability of national health

systems and align resources to those with the greatest need.'

'Our challenges are common but ways of addressing them come from investments in strengthening healthcare and orchestrating

health reform. Providing healthcare is not a mechanical function, but an integral part of a universal and transformative sustainable

development agenda. So, we need to work together and carve out mechanisms of partnerships that will help us reach the

Sustainable Development Goals,' he said, adding that inclusion was the key to progress and provision of equitable services and

universalising access were pathways to change.

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Nadda urges nations to work together towards realising SDGs

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Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday urged nations to work together and carve out mechanisms of partnerships to reach

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) even as 22 countries including India pledged to speed up their efforts to end preventable

child and maternal deaths.Through the 'Delhi Declaration', which was signed at the end of a two-day 'Global Call to Action Summit

2015' by health ministers and heads of country delegations from 22 countries, the nations committed to hold themselves

accountable to this commitment through a joint platform monitoring.The Health Minister said that community partnerships and

accountability of mechanisms are critical to strengthening health systems and also urged nations to align resources to those with

the "greatest need".

"We have learnt that we need to work together and carve out mechanisms of partnerships that will help us reach the SDGs.

Participating countries should commit to a culture of evidence-based decision-making, strengthen accountability of national health

systems and align resources to those with the greatest need," Nadda said on the concluding day of the summit.

Nadda also said that India will lead the efforts to demonstrate global progress in maternal and child health by working "closely" with

global partners to make sure that the post 2015 development agenda will advance the cause of ending preventable child and

maternal deaths.

SDGs are a proposed set of targets relating to future international development and they will replace the Millennium Development

Goals (MDGs) once they expire at the end of 2015. They include a wide range of issues including health.

He said that although challenges among nations are common but ways of addressing them will come from investments in

strengthening healthcare and orchestrating health reforms.

"Providing healthcare is not a mechanical function but an integral part of a universal and transformative sustainable development

agenda," Nadda said while stressing that inclusion is the key to progress and provision of equitable services and universalising

access are "pathways to change".

Noting that public-private-partnerships are emerging as "game-changers", he said that there is a need to take advantage of the

support offered by the corporate sector and the industry to better health systems performance and delivery.

"Today geographical boundaries are being breached by technological innovations such as mobile telephony and information and

communication technologies. So, we need to use technology for maximum good and to broaden the scope of healthcare," he said.

Recognising that health and well-being of women and children in shaping prosperous and sustainable societies is "central", as per

the 'Delhi Declaration', the nations commited to "accelerate efforts to end preventable child and maternal deaths".

"We commit to making measurable improvements in

reproductive, maternal, new-born, child, and adolescent health through our respective country health plans and where needed, to

develop focussed country investment frameworks," the declaration said.



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The summit which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday was co-hosted by the Indian Health Ministry and

Ethiopian Health Ministry in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Tata Trusts, UNICEF, USAID and WHO.

"We commit ourselves to developing a culture of evidence-based decision-making, strengthening accountability and aligning our

resources to those with the greatest need.

"We will hold ourselves accountable to these commitments through regular monitoring of progress through this joint platform and to

promote cross-learning, knowledge sharing and collaboration among the 22 nations to end preventable deaths of mothers, new-

borns and children while safeguarding and promoting their health and well-being," the declaration said.

In the declaration, the nations noted this was a "pivotal time" as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are completing at 2015

end and nations were preparing to embrace a universal and transformative sustainable development agenda that leaves "no one

behind and ensures the health and well-being of all particularly women, children and adolescents."

"We will work together to ensure women, newborn, children and adolescents - survive. We will end preventable maternal, newborn,

and child mortality. We will reduce preventable deaths from both infectious and non-communicable diseases.

"We will strengthen health systems, including delivery of routine services and resilience to cope with unforeseen events," the

declaration which was read out by Additional Health secretary C K Mishra here.

The signatory nations also decided to end all forms of malnutrition and prioritize universal access to sexual and reproductive

healthcare services including family planning.

"We recognize the need to promote inclusive and diverse partnerships and multi-sectoral action and encourage adaptation and

scale up of appropriate technologies, innovations and best practices as a means to facilitate more rapid, effective, and equitable

services...,"the declaration said.

The nations also applauded the progress achieved in reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality while acknowledging the

global partnerships, support and resources mobilized to achieve these gains and save over 100 million lives since 1990.

The nations also committed to create an environment that

fosters gender equality and the participation of all stakeholders including civil society, professional bodies, academia and the

private sector.

Through the declaration, they also committed to ensure through appropriate laws, policies and entitlements, the realisation of the

rights of every mother, new-born, child, and adolescent.

"We commit to advancing equitable access to services and prioritising the needs of those in marginalised, underserved, and poorer

segments of the population.

"We will seek to strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration to promote universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene

and education in order to ensure that everyone is given the opportunity to reach full potential," the declaration said.

The nations also committed to mobilise the increased resources needed to accelerate progress and support the implementation of

the Post 2015 development agenda.

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Union Health secretary B P Sharma said that evidence-based decision making and community-level accountability are the

cornerstones of a functional and impactful public health service delivery system.

The two-day summit was a confluence of health ministers from the 24 priority countries that committed to the 'global Call to Action

for Child Survival' in June 2012, health ministers, international academic experts, corporate, civil society and media.

The summit was a prelude to the United Nations Summit for the adoption of post-2015 development agenda that will be held as a

high-level plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly in September 2015.

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Maternal Deaths

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countries adopting theDELHI DECLARATION on 'ending preventable maternal and child deaths'. The declaration was developed



Welfare, Government of Indiaand the Health Ministry of Ethiopia, in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata

















Health' he said, "Maternal and child health needs more resources and it is important to ensure accountabili ty and maximisation of





income countries.India shared its experience in scaling up the immunization programme and policy makers from other countries




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this agenda. In the final session on Accountability for Results, Shri Bhanu Pratap Sharma, Secretary, Health and Family

Welfare said that, "Evidence based decision making and community level accountability are the cornerstones of a functional and

impactful public health service delivery system." He also highlighted the existing accountability structures within the National Health

Mission.


milestone achieved byIndia for children and mothers by eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus. In his inaugural address, the





by 2020.

Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health, Ethiopia, said, "Wewill hold ourselves accountable to

the commitments of DELHIDECLARATION through regular monitoring of progress through this joint platform, and promote cross-

learning, knowledge sharing and collaboration among the 22 nations to end preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and

children."

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Welfare, Government of India and the Health Ministry of Ethiopia, in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata


























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Tata Trusts spent over Rs 1,000 crore in charities in last 2 years

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Tata Trusts have donated Rs 1,000 crore towards socially beneficial projects in the last two years, a top Tata Group official has

said. Tata Trusts have donated Rs 1,000 crore towards socially beneficial projects in the last two years, a top Tata Group official

has said.

"In the past two financial years alone, for example Tata Trusts have spent more than Rs 1,000 crore, a substantial part of which on

health-related interventions across the country," Tata Trusts trustee and group executive director R K Krishna Kumar said

delivering a speech at the Call to Action Summit in here today.

He added that it is the vision of the trusts to address the scourge of the triangular evil (of infant and child mortality, and maternal

health) with a focus on crucial first thousand days between conception and age two of a child.

It can be noted that over two-thirds of the ownership of Tata Sons, the parent company of over 100 Tata Group companies valued

at over US$ 100 billion, is with the Tata Trusts.

Kumar said the trusts collaborate with over 450 non-profit organisations to further their agenda and ensure efficient delivery of the

projects.

Stating that the Tatas have given birth to a slew of institutions, including the IISc, TISS and TIFR to the nation, Kumar said the

latest addition has been a Rs 550-crore cancer hospital in Kolkata.

At present, the trusts are focused on sanitation and clean drinking water, apart from the triangular evil', he said.

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said. Tata Trusts have donated Rs 1,000 crore towards socially beneficial projects in the last two years, a top Tata Group official

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Modi Government Promises Targeted Healthcare To 184 Poorest-Performing Districts

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Promising to provide equitable healthcare that addresses intra-state disparities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said 184

poorest-performing districts have been identified where more resources would be infused and focussed programmes will be carried

out.

Listing out achievements and strides made by India especially in maternal and child health, he exuded confidence that India would

reach close to achieving the millennium development goal of reducing under-five mortality rate.

He said the country needs to institutionalise a system where marginalised communities receive universal healthcare and financial

protection as "unfortunate health episodes" are making people financially weak.

"One of our major concerns is equity. As a step towards ensuring equitable health services across regions that suffer from intra-

state disparities, and to bring about sharper improvements in health outcomes, a total of 184 poorest performing districts all over

the country have been identified.

"Special efforts are being made to put in more resources and focussed programmes in these areas," he said here while addressing

the 'Global Call to Action' Summit 2015 being attended by representatives of 24 nations.

The summit seeks to ensure cohesion among countries to end preventable maternal and child death.

India PM Narendra Modi (C), Health Minister Jagat Prakash NAdda (L) and Ethiopian Health Minister Kesetebirhan Admasu pose

for a photograph as they launch a book during the 'Call To Action Summit' in New Delhi on August 27, 2015.

Talking about India's achievement in eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus much before the global target date of December

2015, Modi extended his government's commitment to the global community with technology and programme intervention to

combat disease.

"The message is of our commitment, that we will ensure that every woman, every child who can be saved will be saved. We also

need to make a clarion call to the world to join hands in taking such steps that would ensure this.

"India stands committed to not only allocate resources towards this in our country, but also to help the world and all those countries

which needed any support. It is my personal vision and my Government s firm commitment," the Prime Minister said.

He said he has witnessed people getting financially weak because of "unfortunate health episodes" and proposed to "institutionalise

a system where marginalised communities receive universal health care and financial protection. We must experiment and learn

from each other".

Noting that India's under-5 mortality rate has reduced from 126 in 1990 to 49 against the global average of 46, he expressed

confidence that "India is likely to reach close to achieving the MDG target if the current trend of annual decline is sustained".

He said the drop also reflected India's achievement of under-5 mortality rate decline at an "accelerated pace" compared to global

rate of decline.

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Describing as "truly historic" India's "victory" in eradication of polio, Modi that from being a country accounting for more than a half

of the global polio cases in 2009, to being declared free "reflects India's deep commitment to child health".

"Last year, I had made a commitment of assisting the SAARC countries in keeping it polio free. We have also made a commitment

to provide Pentavalent vaccines to such SAARC countries as would need it.

"We will offer whatever experience we have to the world community. India would be happy to assist any country with technology,

system strengthening and programme implementation capsules," he said.

Asserting that India's "birth cohort" of 26 million is a formidable challenge, Modi said India's commitment to succeed is also strong.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Call To Action Summit 2015, ending preventable child and maternal deaths€•, in

New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug 27, 2015.

The Prime Minister said the world "sadly" continues to lose about 289 thousand mothers and 6.3 million under-5 children every year

even as the world transits from the Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals.

The 24 priority countries participating in the Summit today contribute nearly 70 per cent of the preventable maternal and child

deaths.

Modi said the joint statement issued subsequent to the visit of the US President Barack Obama to India in January this year also

agreed to further accelerate the joint leadership to end all preventable maternal and child deaths.


unrest".

Modi also underlined his government's committment to ensuring that no child in India dies of a vaccine-preventable disease and

said the largest immunisation drive another mission known as "Mission Indradhanush" has been launched.

It seeks to accelerate the annual rate of immunisation from existing 1 per cent to more than 5 per cent per year so as to achieve

more than 90 per cent coverage by 2020.

He said that programmes like the National Health Mission has resulted in improved health outcomes and Janani Suraksha Yojana

has ensured that 75 per cent of the deliveries take place in health care centres.

Extending India's support to all the 24 participating countries in the summit including the SAARC nations, he said India s "rich"

experience in universal immunisation including 'mission indradhanush' could be shared with them.

"We could train personnel and skill them for better management of child sickness in our Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) as

well as share our experience at home based new born care," he said.



The summit is a confluence of health ministers from the 24 priority countries that committed to the global Call to Action for Child

Survival in June 2012 apart from health ministers from India, international academic experts, health practitioners and civil societies.

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As a step towards ensuring equitable health services across regions that suffer from intra-state disparities, and to bring about

sharper improvements in health outcomes, a total of 184 poorest performing districts all over the country have been identified.

The summit seeks to ensure cohesion among countries to end preventable maternal and child death. And India has eliminated

maternal and neonatal tetanus.


next week to co-chair joint commission meeting with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on key issues of energy and trade. He

said, "We need systems in place through which marginalised communities receive Universal Health Care. We must experiment and

learn from each other".

"I warmly welcome you to the Global Call to Action Summit 2015.For the first time the Global Call to Action Summit is being held

outside USA.This Summit will provide a highly effective platform to address common challenges that will help us achieve desired

goals", he said. India has progressed greatly in terms of MCH (Maternal Child Health). He further added that we had offered this to

SAARC countries earlier.

"India would be happy to assist any country with technology, system-strengthening and programme implementation capsules". The

world continues to lose about 289,000 mothers and 6.3 million under-five children every year.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are 24 countries that make up for 36 percent of the global population and

account for 70 percent of child and maternal deaths.

The objective of the two-day event is to accelerate joint leadership to end preventable deaths among mothers and children. He also

spoke of "Mission Indradhanush' that is aimed at vaccinating all the children to keep them safe from all vaccine preventable

diseases".

The mission aims at accelerating the current increase in annual rate of immunisation from existing one per cent to more than five

per cent per year and achieve more than 90 per cent coverage by 2020, which otherwise would take more than 25 years at the

current pace, Modi said. India will share its experience and expertise in healthcare with 24 countries.

The summit is co-hosted with the Health Ministry of Ethiopia and in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata

Trusts, UNICEF, USAID, UK Aid and WHO.

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184 districts identified for focussed healthcare: PM

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poorest performing districts have been identified where more resources would be infused and focussed programmes will be carried

out.Listing out achievements and strides made by India especially in materal and child health, he exuded confidence that India

would reach close to achieving the millennium development goal of reducing under-five mortality rate.He said the country needs to

institutionalise a system where marginalised communities receive universal healthcare and financial protection as "unfortunate

health espisodes" are making people financially weak."One of our major concerns is equity. As a step towards ensuring equitable

health services across regions that suffer from intra-state disparities, and to bring about sharper improvements in health outcomes,

a total of 184 poorest performing districts all over the country have been identified."Special efforts are being made to put in more

resources and focussed programmes in these areas," he said here while addressing the 'Global Call to Action' Summit 2015 being

attended by representatives of 24 nations.The summit seeks to ensure cohesion among countries to end preventable maternal and

child death.Talking about India's achievement in eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus much before the global target date of

December 2015, Modi extended his Government's commitment to the global community with technology and programme

intervention to combat disease."The message is of our commitment, that we will ensure that every woman, every child who can be

saved will be saved. We also need to make a clarion call to the world to join hands in taking such steps that would ensure

this."India stands committed to not only allocate resources towards this in our country, but also to help the world and all those

countries which needed any support. It is my personal vision and my Government's firm commitment," the Prime Minister said.He

said he has witnessed people getting financially weak because of "unfortunate health episodes" and proposed to "institutional ise a

system where marginalised communities receive universal health care and financial protection. We must experiment and learn from

each other".Noting that India's under-5 mortality rate has reduced from 126 in 1990 to 49 against the global average of 46, he

expressed confidence that "India is likely to reach close to achieving the MDG target if the current trend of annual decline is

sustained".He said the drop also reflected India's achievement of under-5 mortality rate decline at an "accelerated pace" compared

to global rate of decline.Describing as "truly historic" India's "victory" in eradication of polio, Modi that from being a country

accounting for more than a half of the global polio cases in 2009, to being declared free "reflects India's deep commitment to child

health"."Last year, I had made a commitment of assisting the SAARC countries in keeping it polio free. We have also made a

commitment to provide Pentavalent vaccines to such SAARC countries as would need it."We will offer whatever experience we

have to the world community. India would be happy to assist any country with technology, system strengthening and programme

implementation capsules," he said.Asserting that India's "birth cohort" of 26 million is a formidable challenge, Modi said India's

commitment to succeed is also strong.The Prime Minister said the world "sadly" continues to lose about 289 thousand mothers and

6.3 million under-5 children every year even as the world transits from the Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable

Development Goals.The 24 priority countries participating in the Summit today contribute nearly 70 per cent of the preventable

maternal and child deaths.Modi said the joint statement issued subsequent to the visit of the US President Barack Obama to India

in January this year also agreed to further accelerate the joint leadership to end all preventable maternal and child deaths."How we

shape the world in the next 15 years will make the difference between prosperous, optimistic nations, and insecurity and

unrest".Modi also underlined his Government's committment to ensuring that no child in India dies of a vaccine-preventable disease

and said the largest immunisation drive another mission known as "Mission Indradhanush" has been launched.It seeks to

accelerate the annual rate of immunisation from existing 1 per cent to more than 5 per cent per year so as to achieve more than 90

per cent coverage by 2020.He said that programmes like the National Health Mission has resulted in improved health outcomes

and Janani Suraksha Yojana has ensured that 75 per cent of the deliveries take place in health care centres.Extending India's

support to all the 24 participating countries in the summit including the SAARC nations, he said India's "rich" experience in universal

immunisation including 'mission indradhanush' could be shared with them."We could train personnel and skill them for better

management of child sickness in our Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) as well as share our experience at home based new

born care," he said.The two-day summit is being co-hosted by the Health Ministry along with Ethiopian Health Ministry, USAID,

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UNICEF, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Tata Trusts.The summit is a confluence of health ministers from the 24

priority countries that committed to the global Call to Action for Child Survival in June 2012 apart from health ministers from India,

international academic experts, health practitioners and civil societies.

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We want to ensure that no child in India dies of a vaccine-preventable disease, he said.

WHO said there are 24 countries that make up for 36 percent of the global population and account for 70 percent of child and

maternal deaths. The validation for this has happened much before the global target date of December 2015. "We will ensure that

every woman and every child that can be saved will be saved". He said, as India celebrates the success, it looks forward to

effective partnership and collaboration. It also targets to accelerate the current increase in annual rate of immunization from existing

1% to more than 5% per year. It is time to build on our achievements and strengths.


protection as "unfortunate health espisodes" are making people financially weak. As we assemble here, we need to send a very

strong message not only to ourselves, not only to 24 countries present here but to the world. He highlighted this transition as the

India's perseverance to eradicate polio and is determined to superior healthcare measures. India's IMR stands at 40 while the MMR

stands at 167.in compairion, in 1990, the IMR was 380, and the MMR was 540.

It will be co-hosted by the WHO, Unicef, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Tata Trusts.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the "Global Call to Action Summit-2015" in Delhi. These are-Afghanistan,

Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,

Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia.

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India declared maternal and neonatal tetanus free: Narendra Modi

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This gives us the confidence to achieve other targets well before the target date, Modi said at the Global Call to Action Summit

here.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the "Global Call to Action Summit-2015" in Delhi. He stated that India has

achieved under-five mortality rate decline at an accelerated pace compared to the global rate of decline and India is likely to reach

close to achieving the MDG target, if the current trend of annual decline is sustained.

Highlighting that the government has added to the world's largest immunisation drive another mission known as "Mission

Indradhanush", Modi said,"India has always partnered with the global efforts on issues of child and maternal health and has also

responded by acting on the first Call To Action through its commitment and launch of RMNCH+A".

Modi said the event will help the developing countries to tackle health challenges related to women and child.


protection as "unfortunate health espisodes" are making people financially weak.

"I firmly believe that clean and hygienic environment is the stepping stone to a healthy nation".

The 24 countries, which include the US and Ethiopia, were the "priority" countries as child and maternal deaths there amount to

two-thirds of the global total, he told a press conference.

Over 600 delegates from across the world will attend the two-day summit to discuss initiatives to reduce maternal and child

mortality rate.


"Eradicating infant mortality and improving maternal health are also a part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)".

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PM Modi inaugurates Global Call To Action 2015 Summit in Delhi

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Highlighting that the government has added to the world's largest immunisation drive another mission known as "Mission

Indradhanush", Modi said,"India has always partnered with the globalefforts on issues of child and maternal health and has also

responded by acting on the first Call To Action through its commitment and launch of RMNCH+A". This will help us achieve more

than 90% coverage by 2020, which otherwise would take more than 25 years at the current pace. He said, after the victory over

Polio India has achieved another major milestone recently. The validation for this has happened much before the global target date

of December 2015. India will share its experience and expertise in healthcare with 24 countries. He further added that we had

offered this to SAARC countries earlier.

The two-day summit will see officials from 24 countries deciding on strategies and sharing practices, said Rakesh Kumar, joint

secretary in the Health and Family Welfare Ministry. He also spoke of "Mission Indradhanush' that is aimed at vaccinating all the

children to keep them safe from all vaccine preventable diseases". At the summit, PM Modi said, "We will ensure every woman and

child that can be saved, will be saved". The Health Minister said that the Prime Ministers vision of the Swachcha Bharat Abhiyan

has a direct influence and impact on health outcomes in the country.

Mali has the highest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) at 78, while South Sudan has the highest Mother Mortality Rate (MMR) at 730. It is

time to build on our achievements and strengths.

"We need systems in place through which marginalised communities receive Universal Health Care". There has been remarkable

expansion of health facilities and services to address inequalities and inequity, he added.

India's IMR stands at 40 while the MMR stands at 167, drastically down from 380 and 540 in 1990. The event is co-hosted by

Unicef, WHO, Tata Trusts and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the "Global Call to Action Summit-2015? in Delhi.

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poorest performing districts have been identified where more resources would be infused and focused programs will be carried out.



He said the country needs to institutionalize a system where marginalized communities receive universal healthcare and financial





"Special efforts are being made to put in more resources and focused programs in these areas," he said here while addressing the

'Global Call to Action' Summit 2015 being attended by representatives of 24 nations.



2015, Modi extended his government's commitment to the global community with technology and program intervention to combat

disease. . "The message is of our commitment, that we will ensure that every woman, every child who can be saved will be saved.

We also need to make a clarion call to the world to join hands in taking such steps that would ensure this.


which needed any support. It is my personal vision and my Government's firm commitment," the Prime Minister said.

He said he has witnessed people getting financially weak because of "unfortunate health episodes" and proposed to "institutionalize

a system where marginalized communities receive universal health care and financial protection. We must experiment and learn

from each other".




rate of decline.





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system strengthening and program implementation capsules," he said.

Asserting that India's "birth cohort" of 26 million is a formidable challenge, Modi said India's commitment to succeed is also strong. .




deaths.




unrest".

Modi also underlined his government's commitment to ensuring that no child in India dies of a vaccine-preventable disease and

said the largest immunization drive another mission known as "Mission Indradhanush" has been launched.

It seeks to accelerate the annual rate of immunization from existing 1 per cent to more than 5 per cent per year so as to achieve


He said that programs like the National Health Mission has resulted in improved health outcomes and Janani Suraksha Yojana has

ensured that 75 per cent of the deliveries take place in health care centers.

Extending India's support to all the 24 participating countries in the summit including the SAARC nations, he said India's "rich"

experience in universal immunization including 'mission indradhanush' could be shared with them.







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PM Modi dubs polio-elimination as ‘historic achievement'

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The validation for this has happened much before the global target date of December 2015 and it gives us the confidence to

achieve other targets well before the target date, the Prime Minister noted.

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to theUAE, its foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

will visit India next week to co-chair joint commission meeting with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on key issues of energy

and trade. India has done well in many ways and would be extremely happy to share its experience with other countries. "India

would be happy to assist any country with technology, system strengthening and program implementation capsules", he said.

He was inaugurating the Call to Action Summit 2015 - an initiative to reduce child and maternal deaths across the world - and said

the event will help the developing countries to tackle health challenges related to women and child.

Currently, Mali has the highest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) at 78, while South Sudan has the highest Mother Mortality Rate (MMR)

at 730. To sustain the efforts of being a Polio-free and maternal and neonatal tetanus free nation, and to accelerate the full

immunisation coverage in the country, the Government has added to the world's largest immunization drive another mission known

as "Mission Indradhanush", he said. It is time to build on our achievements and strengths. As we assemble here, we need to send a

very strong message not only to ourselves, not only to 24 countries present here but to the world. There has been remarkable

expansion of health facilities and services to address inequalities and inequity, he added. He highlighted this transition as the

India's perseverance to eradicate polio and is determined to superior healthcare measures.

India's IMR stands at 40 while the MMR stands at 167.


Melinda Gates Foundation and Tata Trusts. Taking pride in the fact that India was the first to host the prestigious worldwide meet,

outside of the U.S., he said the summit will showcase the power of new partnerships, innovations and systems to bring about

improvements in life-saving interventions.

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Tata Trusts spent over Rs 1k cr in charities in 2 yrs

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said.

"In the past two financial years alone, for example Tata Trusts have spent more than Rs 1,000 crore, a substantial part of which

on health-related interventions across the country," Tata Trusts trustee and group executive director R K Krishna Kumar said





at over USD 100 billion, is with the Tata Trusts.


projects.




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Tata Trusts spent over Rs 1,000 cr in charities in last 2 yrs

http://www.niticentral.com/2015/08/28/tata-trusts-spent-over-rs-1000-cr-in-charities-in-last-2-yrs-331341.html

Tata Trusts have donated Rs 1,000crore towards socially beneficial projects in the last twoyears, a top Tata Group official has said.

"In the past two financial years alone, for example TataTrusts have spent more than Rs 1,000 crore, a substantial partof which on

health-related interventions across the country,"Tata Trusts trustee and group executive director R K KrishnaKumar said delivering

a speech at the Call to Action Summit inhere today.

He added that it is the vision of the trusts to addressthe scourge of the triangular evil (of infant and childmortality, and maternal

health) with a focus on crucial firstthousand days between conception and age two of a child.

It can be noted that over two-thirds of the ownership ofTata Sons, the parent company of over 100 Tata Group companiesvalued at

over USD 100 billion, is with the Tata Trusts.

Kumar said the trusts collaborate with over 450non-profit organisations to further their agenda and ensureefficient delivery of the

projects.

Stating that the Tatas have given birth to a slew ofinstitutions, including the IISc, TISS and TIFR to thenation, Kumar said the latest

addition has been a Rs 550-crorecancer hospital in Kolkata.

At present, the trusts are focused on sanitation andclean drinking water, apart from the triangular evil', hesaid.

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India declared tetanus free for mothers, newborns: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday described the total elimination of polio from the county as a "historic

accomplishment" and added that India has always supported global efforts on issues of child and maternal health.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are 24 countries that make up for 36 percent of the global population and

account for 70 percent of child and maternal deaths.

The two-day leadership summit is a confluence of health ministers from the 24 priority countries that committed to the global Call to

Action for child survival in June 2012, state health ministers from India, worldwide academic experts amongst a host of others.



He said, after the victory over Polio India has achieved another major milestone recently.


2015, Modi extended his government's commitment to the global community with technology and program intervention to combat

disease. "More than 92 million mothers and 78 million children have already been registered so far in the system", he said.

Modi also emphasised the need to acknowledge the sad reality of increasing health problems that cause the death of mothers and

children across the world.s we are transit from millennial development goals to sustainable development.

India's IMR stands at 40 while the MMR stands at 167, drastically down from 380 and 540 in 1990. Our Government has added to

the world's largest immunization drive another mission known as "Mission Indradhanush", he added. It will provide an effective

solution to address challenges faced by different countries to achieve the desired outcome. The event is co-hosted by Unicef,

WHO, Tata Trusts and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. These are-Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo,

Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan,

Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia.

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184 districts identified for focussed healthcare: PM Narendra Modi

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out.

Listing out achievements and strides made by India especially in materal and child health, he exuded confidence that India would












combat disease.







from each other".




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he Prime Minister said the world "sadly" continues to lose about 289 thousand mothers and 6.3 million under-5 children every year



deaths.




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'Civil society's role important in preventing child, maternal

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The government today said that civil society has an important role to play in ending preventable child and maternal deaths by

holding dispensations accountable to their promises.

"The civil society has had an important role to play in strengthening service delivery, creating innovative models, enhancing

community mobilization and demand and holding governments accountable to their promises.

"This role will continue to be crucial in the years ahead, as we work towards ending preventable child and maternal deaths by

2030," said C K Mishra, Additional Secretary of Union Health Ministry.

Mishra was speaking at an international civil society consultation on preventable child and maternal deaths organized by Save the

Children on the eve of the Global Call to Action Summit 2015.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Global Call to Action Summit 2015 tomorrow. The two-day leadership summit will

be a confluence of health ministers from the 24 priority countries that committed to the global Call to Action for child survival in June

2012, state health ministers from India, international academic experts amongst a host of others.

This Summit will be co-hosted with the Health Ministry of Ethiopia and in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tata

Trusts, UNICEF, USAID, UK Aid and WHO.

Civil society partners presented examples of interventions to end preventable child and maternal deaths that have helped tackle

ongoing challenges such as accessibility to health, socio-cultural norms, inconsistent service delivery and lack of coordination.

"India has the most sophisticated civil society community anywhere in the world. As we move forward, we must reorganise

ourselves and work in collaboration towards ending preventable maternal and child deaths," said Geeta Rao Gupta, Deputy

Executive Director, UNICEF.

Civil society organisations will also deliberate with policy makers of 24 countries at the Summit tomorrow on issues including

continued commitment of resources and international development aid to reduce child and maternal deaths by 2030, keeping

issues of adolescent girls on the centre-stage, universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and others.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flanked by Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda and Health Minister of Ethiopia Kesetebirhan Admasu

(right) releasing a publication at the Call to Action Summit 'ending preventable child and maternal deaths' , in New Delhi on

thursday. Photo: V. Sudershan Promising to provide equitable healthcare that addresses intra-state disparities, Prime Minister

Narendra Modi today said 184 poorest performing districts have been identified where more resources would be infused and

focussed programmes will be carried out.













combat disease.

"The message is of our commitment, that we will ensure that every woman, every child who can be saved will be saved.


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He said he has witnessed people getting financially weak because of "unfortunate health episodes" and proposed to .

"institutionalise a system where marginalised communities receive universal health care and financial protection. We must

experiment and learn from each other".




rate of decline.











deaths.




unrest".







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Unicef team visits Aurangabad district to review maternal, infant health

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In the backdrop of the ' aimed at ending preventing child and maternal deaths to be held on August 27-28, at New Delhi, a team

from the Unicef visited three places in Aurangabad district including Patoda, Abdi Mandi and Daulatabad, to review the situation of

mother and child care.

Aurangabad district reproductive and child health officer Vivek Khatgaonkar said, "The team visited three places in Aurangabad

district on Tuesday to review the situation of Janani Suraksha Yojana as well infant mortality."

"They visited Patoda gram panchayat (GP), which is an ISO-certified GP and also recognised as a model village. They visited

anganwadis and also took stock of the mother and child care centre. They visited the flour mill, solar water heater plant and mineral

water plant, which provides free services to the villagers. Patoda is the only village in the country to provide free hot water supply

and mineral water to its villagers," said Khatgaonkar.

"The UNICEF team also visited health centres and anganwadis at Abdi Mandi and Daulatabad. They also asked the health workers

to demonstrate various treatment methods such as handling high risk pregnant woman and use of HIV kits," he said.

The summit in Delhi will be co-hosted by the ministry of health and family welfare, Government of India, along with the ministry of

health government of Ethiopia, USAID, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Tata Trust.

The two-day summit will be a confluence of health ministers from 24 priority countries committed to the Global Call to Action for

Child Survival. State health ministers from India, international academic experts, health practitioners, and global leaders from

diverse sectors will attend the summit.

The summit will be a prelude to the United Nations Summit for the adoption of post-2015 development agenda that will be held as a

high-level plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly in September 2015.

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Call to Action Summit: Clean, hygienic environ is the stepping stone to a healthy nation, says PM

Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the Call To Action Summit 2015, a global meet aimed at ending

preventable child and maternal deaths. The two-day summit will see officials from 24 countries deciding on strategies and sharing

practices, said Rakesh Kumar, joint secretary in the Health and Family Welfare Ministry. First hosted in the US in 2012, the global

meet aims to end preventable child deaths by 2035. The event is co-hosted by Unicef, WHO, Tata Trusts and Bill and Melinda

Gates Foundation.

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184 Districts Identified for Focussed Healthcare: PM

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out.













combat disease.





He said he has witnessed people getting financially weak because of "unfortunate health episodes" and proposed to

"institutionalise a system where marginalised communities receive universal health care and financial protection. We must

experiment and learn from each other".




rate of decline.



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deaths.




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India Declared Maternal And Neonatal Tetanus Free: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the Call To Action Summit 2015, a global meet aimed at ending

preventable child and maternal deaths.

Modi said,"India has eliminated neonatal and maternal tetanus, If the current trend of annual decline in under five

mortality rate is sustained, India is likely to reach close to achieving the MDG target."


secretary in the Health and Family Welfare Ministry.

First hosted in the US in 2012, the global meet aims to end preventable child deaths by 2035. The event is co-hosted by Unicef,

WHO, Tata Trusts and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Modi said,"184 poorest performing districts on health outcomes have been identified and special efforts are being made to put more

resources in these areas."

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"It is significant to note that how quickly the UAE has responded to Prime Minister Modi's call for cooperation between these two

countries nearly in every sector to take the bilateral relationship to a new height", the sources said. Modi also shared his delight of

the fact that this is a landmark occasion and for the first time as this summit is being held outside USA. "This summit will provide a

highly effective platform to address common challenges that will help us achieve desired goals". He also spoke of "Mission

Indradhanush' that is aimed at vaccinating all the children to keep them safe from all vaccine preventable diseases".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday described the total elimination of polio from the county as a "historic

accomplishment" and added that India has always supported global efforts on issues of child and maternal health.

"I firmly believe that clean and hygienic environment is the stepping stone to a healthy nation".

Over 600 delegates from across the world will attend the two-day summit to discuss initiatives to reduce maternal and

child mortality rate.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are 24 countries that make up for 36 percent of theglobal population and

account for 70 per cent of child and maternal deaths.


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India declared maternal and neonatal tetanus free: PM Modi

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While inaugurating the Call To Action Summit 2015, a global meet aimed at ending preventable child and maternal deaths,Prime

Minister Narendra Modi said"the WHO has declared that mothers and newborns are free from tetanus at the time of birth in India.

Modi said,"India has eliminated neonatal and maternal tetanus, If the current trend of annual decline in under five

mortality rate is sustained, India is likely to reach close to achieving the MDG target."

Modi said the event will help the developing countries to tackle health challenges related to women and child.

Boasting India's polio-free status, Modi said: "Indian was declared polio free because of the collective efforts of several

stakeholders. I am happy to inform you that today the WHO has declared India maternal and neonatal tetanus free."

Over 600 delegates from across the world will attend the two-day summit to discuss initiatives to reduce maternal and child

mortality rate.


secretary in the Health and Family Welfare Ministry.

First hosted in the US in 2012, the global meet aims to end preventable child deaths by 2035. The event is co-hosted by Unicef,

WHO, Tata Trusts and Billand Melinda Gates Foundation.

Health Minister J.P. Nadda and the health ministers of several nations including Senegal, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Ethiopia

were among those who attended the event.

Modi said,"184 poorest performing districts on health outcomes have been identified and special efforts are being made to put more

resources in these areas."

"Eradicating infant mortality and improving maternal health are also a part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This

summit will adopt policies to move ahead in the world scenario."

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deaths.




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"The message is of our commitment, that we will ensure that every woman, every child who can be saved will be saved.






from each other".




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deaths.




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Anant Bhan: The Call to Action Summit 2015—thoughts on some key areas for discussion and

action

http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2015/08/26/anant-bhan-the-call-to-action-summit-2015-thoughts-on-some-key-areas-for-discussion-and-action/

India is hosting theCall to Action Summit on the 27-28 August in New Delhi. The summit is focused on ending preventable child and

maternal deaths, and will be co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Government of India, the Ministry of

Health Government of Ethiopia, USAID, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Tata Trusts. The summit will bring

together health ministers from 24 priority countries (contributing 70% of the world's child and maternal deaths) which signed on to

a global call for action for child survival in June 2012 along with researchers, policy makers, funders, experts, and representatives

from industry, civil society, and media. The meeting has an interesting and packed agenda. It would be good to see a discussion on

the following areas during the summit:

a) How to make public healthcare more sensitive and patient-focused: in the pursuit of targets, such as those listed in the UN

Millennium Development Goals, it's necessary to ensure that the experiences pregnant women face are sensitive, devoid of

corruption, and not abusive.

b) It's important that maternal health is situated within a larger alignment of the health system to womens' health needs. This

requires a comprehensive approach which does not just highlight the health needs of women only during their reproductive years,

but throughout their lifetime. Healthier girls, adolescents, and women will also be healthier mothers (in the case of girls and

adolescents when they grow up) with better outcomes for their children.

c) Vaccine hesitancy is increasing in many low and middle income countries (LMICs) too. It's important that the deliberations on

existing vaccines (increasing coverage), and newer vaccines (introduction and scale-up) ensure the inclusion of a transparent

dialogue and process on addressing genuine concerns about vaccines-on risks, safety, cost, sustainability, and evidence for utility

in the local health system. This should include elements of public engagement.

d) Acquiring a commitment for higher investments in the public health system from the countries: as an example, the summit host

country India has among the lowest public health expenditures in the world (as a proportion of GDP). While the Indian government

has recently indicated an intent to hike the public investment in healthcare from the current 1.04% of GDP to 2.5% of GDP by 2020,

this increase seems to be facing opposition from a key government policy think-tank.

e) Explicit attention to the need to address nutritional needs is required. In most of the countries involved in the summit, children,

adolescents and women are deficient nutritionally. Any effort towards addressing child and maternal mortality needs to tackle the

nutritional needs of the target population-this requires ensuring funding for programmes devoted to food security for all populations,

provision of quality food, and provision of nutritional supplementation (such as iron and folic acid) where needed.

f) Clearer metrics for evaluation of accountability of all the stakeholders in maternal and child health-including the public health

sector, but also civil society and the private sector. Any partnerships developed should also have policies to handle conflicts of

interest which might arise.

g) The time has come to demand that the voices from the community be included in global deliberations like the summit. It's not just

enough to include civil society leaders in the meeting, but paramount to encourage participation and listen to the experiences and

demands of those who the summit aims to serve: women and children. While such participation does not seem explicit in the

summit, planning for future meetings should include community engagement and a participation process.



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Historic accomplishment as India has been the victory power over Polio: PM Modi

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Speaking at the inauguration of the Global Call to Action Summit 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that, "This is a landmark

occasion and for the first time this summit is being held outside USA."

The summit that is being co-hosted by WHO, Unicef, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Tata Trusts will act as a foundation to

decide strategies related to ending preventable child and maternal deaths.

"This summit will provide an effective platform to address common challenges that'll help us achieve desired goals", said Modi.

He further said that, "From being a country which accounted for more than half of global Polio cases in 2009 to being declared of

the wild polio virus, the journey reflects India's deep commitment to child health".


two-thirds of the global total.

Another major milestone achieved by India, according to Modi, is that India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus and that

India has achieved a historic accomplishment by becoming the victory power over polio.

Through the summit, Modi said that he wants to ensure that no child in India dies of vaccine preventable disease.

Child and maternal health has been a growing concern for India and India has always partnered with the global efforts on these

issues.

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PM inaugurates global summit on maternal and child deaths

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the Call To Action Summit 2015 on maternal and child deaths in Delhi.

The two-day Call to Action Summit is a global meet for ending preventable child and maternal deaths.

Rakesh Kumar, joint secretary in the health and family welfare ministry was quoted by IANS saying confirming that ministers,

medical experts and officials from 24 countries will attend the summit to decide strategies and sharing practices


two-thirds of the global total, he told a press conference.


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Africa: Anuradha Gupta Highlights Immunisation At New Delhi Call to Action Summit

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Global health leaders from around the world, including Gavi's Deputy CEO Anuradha Gupta, gathered in New Delhi for the Call to

Action Summit last week to reaffirm their commitment to ending maternal and child death - including through immunisation.

The two-day summit brought together health ministers from the 24 priority countries that first committed to the global Call to Action

for Child Survival in June 2012, as well as global health experts from the private sector, civil society and media. The event was

hosted by the Government of India, along with Ethiopia's Ministry of Health, USAID, UNICEF, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,

Tata Trusts and WHO.

In her presentation, Gupta emphasised the need to mobilise sufficient resources to help developing countries immunise children

with all WHO-recommended vaccines. She highlighted the key role of Gavi's unique innovative finance mechanisms in achieving

this goal as well as the efforts of developing countries to increase their capacity to immunise children.

Acting on the Call

To mark the Call to Action Summit, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released a new report detailing its

progress in maternal and child survival in the 24 priority countries since 2008.

This is an historic time in the advancement of public health. Ending preventable child and maternal deaths is a bold vision.

The report, titled 'Acting on the Call: ending preventable child and maternal deaths,' documents how USAID's efforts have resulted

in the survival of nearly two-and-a-half million children and 200,000 fewer maternal deaths. In addition, USAID sets out plans to

ensure 38 million of the most vulnerable women around the world have increased access to healthcare during child delivery by

2020.

"This is an historic time in the advancement of public health," said Acting USAID Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt. "Ending

preventable child and maternal deaths is a bold vision."

The report also outlines how USAID is working to optimise investments in vaccines and establish immunisation as part of its

broader approach to strengthening primary healthcare.

Since 1990, under-5 mortality has nearly halved - from 12.6 million to almost 6 million. It is no coincidence that this reduction has

occurred at the same time as significant increases in global immunisation coverage in poor countries.

In 2000, Gavi was created to improve access to new and underused vaccines for children living in the world's poorest countries.

The United States has been an important partner to Gavi and in January 2015 made an historic US$ 1 billion pledge for 4 years.

This will support Gavi's plan to immunise an additional 300 million children, saving 5-6 million lives. The investment will also help

support a tenfold increase in the proportion of children who are fully immunised with WHO-recommended vaccines.

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Anuradha Gupta highlights immunisation at New Delhi Call to Action Summit

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Global health leaders from around the world, including Gavi's Deputy CEO Anuradha Gupta, gathered in New Delhi for the Call to

Action Summit last week to reaffirm their commitment to ending maternal and child death - including through immunisation.

The two-day summit brought together health ministers from the 24 priority countries that first committed to the global Call to Action

for Child Survival in June 2012, as well as global health experts from the private sector, civil society and media. The event was

hosted by the Government of India, along with Ethiopia's Ministry of Health, USAID, UNICEF, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,

Tata Trusts and WHO.

In her presentation, Gupta emphasised the need to mobilise sufficient resources to help developing countries immunise children

with all WHO-recommended vaccines. She highlighted the key role of Gavi's unique innovative finance mechanisms in achieving

this goal as well as the efforts of developing countries to increase their capacity to immunise children.

ACTING ON THE CALLTo mark the Call to Action Summit, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released a new

report detailing its progress in maternal and child survival in the 24 priority countries since 2008.The report, titled 'Acting on the

Call: ending preventable child and maternal deaths,' documents how USAID's efforts have resulted in the survival of nearly two-

and-a-half million children and 200,000 fewer maternal deaths. In addition, USAID sets out plans to ensure 38 million of the most

vulnerable women around the world have increased access to healthcare during child delivery by 2020.

"This is an historic time in the advancement of public health," said Acting USAID Administrator Alfonso Lenhardt. "Ending

preventable child and maternal deaths is a bold vision."

The report also outlines how USAID is working to optimise investments in vaccines and establish immunisation as part of its

broader approach to strengthening primary healthcare.

Since 1990, under-5 mortality has nearly halved - from 12.6 million to almost 6 million. It is no coincidence that this reduction has

occurred at the same time as significant increases in global immunisation coverage in poor countries.

In 2000, Gavi was created to improve access to new and underused vaccines for children living in the world's poorest countries.

The United States has been an important partner to Gavi and in January 2015 made an historic US$ 1 billion pledge for 4 years.

This will support Gavi's plan to immunise an additional 300 million children, saving 5-6 million lives. The investment will also help

support a tenfold increase in the proportion of children who are fully immunised with WHO-recommended vaccines.



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PM pays tributes to soldiers on 50th anniversary of 1965 war

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He was inaugurating the Call to Action Summit 2015 - an initiative to reduce child and maternal deaths across the world - and said

the event will help the developing countries to tackle health challenges related to women and child.

Unlike other countries that have succeeded in eliminating the disease, India didn't partake in a massive vaccination effort.

India has achieved a momentous public health feat - the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Mr. Modi said, if the current trend of annual decline in under five mortality rate is sustained, India is likely to reach close to

achieving the Millennium Development Goals target. While exports to China accounted for only 5.2 percent of India's total past

year, the figures for Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia were more than twice as high.


next week to co-chair joint commission meeting with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on key issues of energy and trade.

India's MNTE success is also a huge tribute to the millions of health workers who often worked under challenging conditions, and

undeniably the families and communities who recognized and accepted the benefits of these health services. They said that there

is need to spread awareness among the Muslim community that organisations such as the ISIS and al Qaeda, do not represent the

path of Islam. He said that India would be happy to assist any country with technology, systems strengthening and programme

implementation capsules. It aims to accelerate joint leadership and sharing strategies to end preventable maternal and child

deaths.

"They triumphed over every obstacle & protected India's unity & integrity". He added that we could train personnel and skill them for

better management of child sickness in our Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) as well as share our experience at home based

new born care. The event is co-hosted by Unicef, WHO, Tata Trusts and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Amid a bloodbath in the markets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the situation and favoured pushing ahead

with the reforms agenda and taking more steps to strengthen the economy.

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