Child and maternal health

Why a child’s first 1,000 days are critical

And why Canadian efforts are being applauded as the child and maternal health summit wraps up in Toronto

5 at 5: Harper extends funding for child and maternal health

Also: tensions are high in Ukraine and the U.S. sets an unfortunate new measles record

Why vital statistics are a matter of birth and death

‘We don’t know who’s dying, or why they die,’ Melinda Gates says

The maternal health summit: Another bad day for the PMO

Our political editor on the controversy over conference coverage

Saving newborn babies for just $1.15 a day

In conversation with Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta ahead of Canada’s international summit on maternal and newborn health

A matter of life and death

As Harper draws in high-profile help to invest in maternal and child health, a complex story emerges from the developing world