This Week’s Events
June 30 - July 9: Second Session of High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) New York, United States
July 1-3: USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements Cape Town, South Africa
July 2: 2014 Global Forum on Development: Innovating for Development Paris, France
Call for Applications
GSK & Save the Children: $1M Healthcare Innovation Award to Improve Newborn Survival (Deadline: August 25, 2014) Innocentive
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
New plan aims to cut maternal, child deaths By 80 percent Voice of America
Landmark global action plan outlines strategy to prevent 2.9 million newborn deaths WHO
USAID and partners unveil new efforts to save millions of women and children from preventable deaths USAID
How to reach every newborn: three key messages The Lancet
Infectious Diseases
African leaders adopt experts report with key actions to defeat AIDS, TB and malaria African Union
African Union: translating political commitments into action UNAIDS
Women leaders in African churches reflect on HIV and AIDS Anglican Communion News Service
Health Systems Strengthening
E-Health solution among five 2014 Rolex Awards winners CIO East Africa
Cross-Sectoral
The 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union ends in Malabo African Union
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014: Health is Wealth Webcast World Economic Forum