Uganda: African Lawmakers Push Three Zeros Agenda At 153rd Ipu Assembly

Samia warns Africa’s maternal mortality progress remains too slow

African legislators urged to ensure health commitments reach communities

Uganda: African Lawmakers Push Three Zeros Agenda At 153rd Ipu Assembly

The African Union's Three Zeros agenda has taken centre stage on the margins of the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, with African lawmakers urged to turn political commitments on maternal, newborn and child health into concrete action.

Three Zeros Agenda tabled at the margins of 153rd IPU in Arusha

African parliamentarians have been urged to move beyond political commitments and take concrete action to reduce preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths across the continent. The call was made on the sidelines of the ongoing 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Arusha, during a high-level parliamentary meeting on women, children and adolescent health, where leaders, health experts […]

IPU President calls on global parliaments to push for maternal, child health

ARUSHA, TANZANIA: Parliaments around the world have been urged to strengthen legislation, resource mobilization, and health sector oversight to accelerate efforts to eliminate preventable deaths among mothers, newborns, and children. The call was made on Thursday in Arusha by the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Dr Tulia Ackson, during a high-level parliamentary panel discussion on the health of women, newborns, children, and yo…