Global Health Council 37th Annual Conference: Dateline 2010: Global Health Goals

Women and children are central to development, yet efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) relating to their health have fallen short of expectations. The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is leading a global effort to accelerate progress on women's and children's health through the development of a Joint Action Plan.
The Joint Action Plan for Women's and Children's Health builds on existing agreements and commitments, and challenges all actors to intensify their efforts to improve the health of women and children and achieve the health-related MDGs.
This consultation session at the Global Health Council Conference will introduce the Joint Action Plan and invite comments from a wide range of partners, including governments, UN, NGOs, health care professionals, donors and the private sector.