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
Child and maternal health
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
Your morning five: Stephen Harper launches a health summit
Also: Vancouver closes an AIDS ward
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