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http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39751
LONDON, Oct 22 (IPS) - The Women Deliver conference held in London last week has reminded a lot of people in the world of healthcare how much more they need to deliver to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for women.
More than 1,800 delegates from 109 countries, among them 70 ministers and parliamentarians, met in London Oct. 18-20 to work out new ways of improving maternal health. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) since January 2001, will inevitably be a leading figure in taking the new moves forward. She spoke with Sanjay Suri from IPS:
IPS: What did this conference deliver?