African Leadership for Child Survival -- A Promise Renewed. Keep the Promise -- Invest in A Child Addis Ababa. Ethiopia 16-18 January 2013. Meeting report.

As part of Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed a global effort to stop children from dying of causes that are easily prevented ASH supported the Government of Ethiopia USAID and UNICEF to convene the African Leadership for Child Survival Call to Action meeting in Addis Ababa Ethiopia from January 16-18 2013. The focus of the meeting was on: Scientific evidence for high impact interventions that can accelerate progress shared; Progress in achieving national Millennium Development Goals for child survival reviewed; Approaches (best practices) for scaling up high impact interventions for newborn and child health reviewed; and Galvanizing momentum for country led national Child Survival Action Plans. The meeting report provides an overview of the proceedings and commitments made during the event. (Excerpt)