By Gugulethu Ndebele –
You can tell a lot about a country from the way it treats its women and young children. If a country really believes in equality then it will invest in their health, safety, education and empowerment. And if governments are serious about building long term prosperity and stability they will do so because our children will grow into the adults who will drive this growth.
This week, in South Africa, the spotlight will be on women and children’s health as leaders from across government, business, civil society and academia gather for the third annual Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Forum in Johannesburg to discuss how to spur progress in this critical area. A new global action plan – Every Newborn – that aims to end the tragedy of babies dying of preventable causes in the first month of life will be launched on Monday in South Africa. It is much needed: each year, nearly three-million babies around the world do not survive the first 28 days of life.
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