One year on from a major UN meeting to tackle the deaths of women and babies in childbirth, 44 of the world's poorest countries have made major commitments to the cause, totalling nearly $11bn (£7bn), according to a progress report.
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, called the meeting a year ago because of sluggish progress towards two of the UN millennium development goals – reducing maternal and child mortality. More than $40bn was pledged for a range of strategies from donor governments, the private sector, NGOs and philanthropists.
The one-year assessment from the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) of the World Health Organisation highlights progress in the worst-affected countries. Low-income countries made the highest number of commitments overall.
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