On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Governments of Ethiopia and India, in collaboration with UNICEF and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, came together for a high-level forum called Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths to celebrate progress, assess the challenges that remain and identify the steps needed to sustain momentum in the future.

#MomAndBaby Photo Contest

USAID held a public photo contest for photos taken around the world that told the story of what is working to end preventable child and maternal deaths. Photos answered the question “Why are mom and baby doing fine?” Take a look at our winners!

Acting on the Call Forum Photos

View photos from the forum on Flickr.

Reports and Articles

• Fact Sheet: Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths (EPCMD) Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths Report [PDF, 14MB]
  • Read a summary of the key facts of the report [PDF, 2MB]
• USAID Maternal Health Vision for Action [PDF, 13MB]
  • Read a summary PDF describing the vision [PDF, 918KB]
• USAID Frontlines: Maternal & Child Health Issue
• Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel and the Award Cost Efficiency Study Recommendations [PDF, 3MB]
• Global Health Programs: Report to Congress FY 2013
• 50 Years of Global Health

Press Releases

• USAID and Partners Unveil New Efforts to Save Millions of Women and Children from Preventable Deaths
• USAID and Partners Convene to Unveil New Efforts to Save Millions of Women and Children from Preventable Deaths

USAID Impact Blog

• If You ‘Let Girls Learn,’ You Save Lives Too

Press

• Time: USAID Wants To Save 15 Million Kids by 2020
• The Associated Press: USAID Boosting Program to Prevent Child Deaths
• The Washington Post: With Help of Private Industry, USAID Review Finds $2.9 Billion for Maternal, Child Health

Videos

• YouTube Playlist: Acting on the Call
• Seth Berkley, CEO GAVI Alliance 1
• Seth Berkley, CEO GAVI Alliance 2
• Dr. Val Curtis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 1
• Dr. Val Curtis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 2
• Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Coca-Cola Company 1
• Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Coca-Cola Company 2
• Bea Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Coca-Cola Company 3
• Carolyn Miles, President & CEO, Save the Children 1
• Carolyn Miles, President & CEO, Save the Children 2
• Rolf Klemm, Vice President for Nutrition, Helen Keller International