As the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 2015 deadline approaches, government officially launched Guyana’s MDG Acceleration Framework and Campaign yesterday aimed at improving maternal health.
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh reaffirmed government’s commitment to achieving all MDGs and called for more accelerated action by the global community to achieve MDG Eight, which is to develop a global partnership for development. Singh delivered this charge at a meeting held at the Herdmanston Lodge which included Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Coordina-tor Khadija Musa, PAHO/WHO Repre-sentative Dr William Adu-Krow, United Nations Population Fund Representative Patrice LaFleur and UNAIDS Country Director Roberto Campos and other members of the diplomatic corps.
The MDG acceleration framework was published by the Guyana Government in collaboration with UNDP with a view to speeding up the progress to achieve maternal health related targets, a report from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said. The 72-page document is a comprehensive articulation of the nature of maternal mortality, priority interventions required and identification of resource gaps where they exist, based on countrywide consultations with stakeholders, communities (targeting men, women and teenagers) and health care providers.
