Maternal and Child Health: Delivering a better life Over half a
million women die in pregnancy and childbirth every year -
that's one death every minute. The child left behind is then 4
times more likely to die prematurely. Of these deaths, 99 per
cent are in developing countries. As global students we have the
duty to lead a legacy of change and to influence the environment
and political decisions that have permitted these vast
inequities. open letter: universal healthcare & the post 2015
development agenda The lifetime risk of dying in pregnancy and
childbirth in Africa is 1 in 22, while it is 1 in 120 in Asia
and 1 in 7,300 in developed countries. Shockingly this is not
the complete picture; most deaths in rural areas are not
recorded, with many women buried without trace. The tragedy is
that the majority are preventable deaths. Join us in signing
this letter to call for universal healthcare to be a core
component in the Post-2012 Development Agenda, hence progressing
towards health equity in a sustainable