Improving maternal health

From left are Roberto Campos, UNAIDS Country Director; Chelsea Edghill of Bishops’ High School; UNICEF Representative, Cornelly McAlmont; Director of Maternal and Child Health, Dr. Janice Woolford; Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh; UN Resident Coordinator Khadija Musa; Minister Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran; PAHO/WHO, Representative, William Adu-Krow; UNFPA Representative, Patrice LaFleur, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud with a copy of Guyana’s MDG Acceleration Framework and Campaign to improve Maternal Health (GINA photo)

The Government of Guyana today officially launched Guyana’s MDG Acceleration Framework and Campaign to improve Maternal Health.

GINA said that while reaffirming Government’s commitment to achieving all the MDGs, Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh called for more accelerated action by the global community to achieve MDG eight, which is to develop a global partnership for development.

From left are Roberto Campos, UNAIDS Country Director; Chelsea Edghill of Bishops’ High School; UNICEF Representative, Cornelly McAlmont; Director of Maternal and Child Health, Dr. Janice Woolford; Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh; UN Resident Coordinator Khadija Musa; Minister Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran; PAHO/WHO, Representative, William Adu-Krow; UNFPA Representative, Patrice LaFleur,  and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud with a copy of Guyana's MDG Acceleration Framework and Campaign to improve Maternal Health (GINA photo)
From left are Roberto Campos, UNAIDS Country Director; Chelsea Edghill of Bishops’ High School; UNICEF Representative, Cornelly McAlmont; Director of Maternal and Child Health, Dr. Janice Woolford; Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh; UN Resident Coordinator Khadija Musa; Minister Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran; PAHO/WHO, Representative, William Adu-Krow; UNFPA Representative, Patrice LaFleur, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud with a copy of Guyana’s MDG Acceleration Framework and Campaign to improve Maternal Health (GINA photo)