The United States Government is committed to preventing child and maternal deaths, and USAID’s new strategic framework will guide us toward that goal. USAID is shaping and supporting policies, practices, and country-led programs that improve the quality of care, promote equity, and achieve the optimal coverage of life-saving care. Our six strategic approaches will help bring critical promotive, preventive, and curative health services—in both public and private facilities—closer to the communities and families who need them.

USAID’s maternal and child survival programs integrate multiple health interventions and approaches, including maternal, newborn, and child health, reproductive health and family planning, nutrition, infectious disease control, and water, sanitation, and hygiene to achieve long-term, sustainable results.

This past decade was one marked by collective commitment to save children’s and mothers’ lives. In 2012, the global health community rallied together to advance a shared vision to end preventable child deaths in a generation. USAID partnered with country governments to develop specific national action plans to drive annual progress towards these ambitious goals. Together, we made meaningful progress.

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