Building on the Success of the Muskoka Initiative – PM Harper Meets with Bill Gates

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OTTAWA – Today Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Bill Gates to discuss opportunities for future collaboration in the area of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), building on the success of Canada’s 2010 Muskoka Initiative for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.

The two discussed ways of ensuring that MNCH remains a global priority, including as a prominent feature of the post-2015 development agenda, and the need to develop clear, measurable objectives to end the preventable deaths of women and children.

The Prime Minister also reaffirmed Canada’s commitment to support immunization as a key pillar of Canada’s MNCH strategy by announcing new investments toward improving access to vaccines for mothers and children. These investments are aimed at eradicating polio and eliminating tetanus, as well as providing support to 20 implementation research teams, made up of African and Canadian researchers, who will contribute to improving maternal and child health in Africa.

“Canada has been a leader in drawing global attention to maternal, newborn, and child health issues. We should take pride that this is part of the legacy from the Muskoka summit,“ said Parry Sound-Muskoka MP Tony Clement. “As a global leader on these issues, Canada has had the opportunity to forge partnerships with dynamic organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. These successful partnerships have resulted in the pooling of knowledge and resources for the greater good of humanity.”


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