Secretary-General's Forum on
Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis
New York, 15 June 2009
Quality care includes adequate pre-and post-natal care, skilled delivery support, good nutrition, disease control, educated mothers and appropriate newborn care. UNICEF/Anita Khemka
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The Secretary-General is convening the Forum to engage decision-makers from around the world in fresh debate about global health in a time of widespread crisis, and to stimulate renewed efforts to address the urgent challenges ahead.
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