July 8, 2015 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Today, the Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., Minister of National Revenue, and Member of Parliament for Delta-Richmond East, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced the successful organizations based in British Columbia selected through the Partnerships for Strengthening Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PSMNCH) call for proposals. Minister Findlay made the announcement during an event in Vancouver co-hosted by the BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre and the BC Children’s Hospital.
Funding for the initiatives announced today is part of Canada’s $3.5-billion commitment to maternal, newborn and child health for the period 2015–2020 announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the Saving Every Woman, Every Child: Within Arm’s Reach global summit in Toronto in May 2014.
British Columbia–based organizations will be delivering initiatives aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality and improving women’s and children’s health in developing countries. These Canadian partners have a vast expertise in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH).
The successful Canadian organizations will work with developing-country partners and through local health systems to deliver initiatives that will help strengthen health systems, reduce the burden of disease, improve nutrition and ensure accountability for results.
Canada has been a global leader in improving the health of mothers, newborns and children around the world, and is achieving remarkable results.
In 2010, Canada pledged $2.85 billion to improve the health of mothers, newborns and children around the world. Canada pays what it pledges and has delivered on that commitment.
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