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Int'l Conference on Reproductive Healthcare Begings in Nepal

12 Asian countries pledge to work together

RASHIDUL HASAN from Kathmandu, Nepal
Ministers, lawmakers and government officials from 12 South and South East Asian countries have pledged to work hands in hands to address the issue of reproductive and maternity healthcare for want of which one woman dies in every minute across the world.
The pledge came at a three-day international conference which was inaugurated by President of Nepal Ram Baran Yadav in Kathmandu yesterday.
In separate speeches they stressed the need for cooperation and coordination among the countries specially at the time of present global economic meltdown to address the burning issue of reproductive and maternity healthcare.
They also stressed the need for strong political commitment and urged the United Nanons Population Fund (UNFPA) and World Health Organisation (WHO) for giving necessary assistance to address die issue.
At die conference health experts of
UNFPA and WHO disclosed that 5, 35,000 women die each year due to pregnancy and childbirth-related complications of which 99 percent die in developing countries.
They said 13 million newborn infants die every year across the world during the first month oflife.
"We cannot remain as silent watcher of this death toll," said Ram Baran in his inaugural address.
“We must together pledge that no woman would die while giving birth to a child, a new beginning of life should not coincide with death,” he added.
UNFPA's Asia-Pacific regional office has organised the conference to review the current status of the implementation of Millennium Development Goals (MDG)-5, which is aimed to reduce maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by 2015.
The conference titled 'Achieving universal access to reproductive health services and commodity security' will be concluded tomorrow with a declaration for achieving universal access for all in
reproductive health through increasing access to reproductive health commodity security (RIKS).
“Maternal mortality is die largest health inequity’ in the world with 99 percent of deathsoccurring in developing countries," said Jagdish Upadhyay, chief of Commodity Security Branch of UNFPA, at the inaugural session.
Health and Population Minister of Nepal Khadga Bahadur Basyal Sarki, Regional Director of UNFPA in Bangkok Najib M Assifi, and UNFPA representative in Nepal Ian McFarlane also spoke on the occasion.
Delegates from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Philippines, Mongolia, Lio PDR and Indonesia are attending the conference.
Bangladesh is being represented by a five member delegation led by former state minister and ruling Awami League lawmaker Mozamrnel Hossain, who is also chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on social welfare ministry.