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  • Partnership to support countries’ maternal health plans

    A groundbreaking international partnership to cut mother and child deaths in the developing world was announced by Andrew Mitchell today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK hails plan to save 16 million women and children

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today confirmed that the UK would double the number of maternal, newborn and children’s lives saved by 2015.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Market women secure a decent trade in Ghana

    A UK aid funded scheme helps women in a Ghanaian market organise fair taxation

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  • UN estimates show fall in maternal deaths

    The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34% from an estimated 546 000 in 1990 to 358 000 in 2008, according to a new report

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK to focus aid efforts on women

    The UK Government is to put the wellbeing of women and children at the centre of its international aid policy

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Motorbikes and Midwives: A triple blessing

    Find out how UKaid is helping Kenyan mothers get access to maternal health care

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  • New focus on family planning

    Have your say on DFID's new approach to family planning and women’s health

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 5: Maternal health in Nepal

    Maternal health in Nepal

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mitchell hails new, powerful agency for women

    The Government today welcomed a new era for women in developing countries as UN members agreed details of a new UN agency for women and gender issues.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Changing attitudes, fighting abuse in Bangladesh

    Educating both men and women about women's rights helps to reduce domestic abuse

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  • DFID Research: Straight Talking to combat HIV among young African women

    A project in Uganda is helping young women talk about their lives with a view to developing a more gender aware approach to HIV prevention

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  • DFID Research: A Small Dream

    How one girl's dream of going to school has inspired other young Muslim women

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