Asserting that the goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths by 2035 is well within reach, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has outlined six key actions to accelerate achieve this goal. This includes the power of belief, partnership, evidence, communication and gender equality, and untapped power in health financing and organization. Calling upon the global leaders on the urgent need to invest in ‘Girl Child Education’ to realize the goal of Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths, Vardhan said in his key note address to the international meet. Speaking at the meeting on “Acting on the Call:? Ending preventable child and maternal deaths,” he? asserted that it is collective responsibility to ensure that the investments and the benefits of development reach every mother and child, for creating a better future for the generations to come. “It is now evident that with the sustained efforts across the globe with a focus on equity, the goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths by 2035 seems well within our reach,” Vardhan said. The day-long event was organized by the USAID, India and Ethiopia in association with the Melinda and Gates Foundation.

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