Harper Calling for Global Health Agenda for Maternal and Child care
National Post
Wednesday January 27th, 2010
Summary : In the World Economic Forum taking place over two days starting on Wednesday, Prime Mnister Stephen Harper is intent on putting forth the urgency of the global health care action. On Thursday, Harper will be giving a speech sketching out the key objective of the G8 this year : maternal and child health care in developing nations. Due to Canada’s presidency in the G8 and co-presidency in the G20, Harper has a unique opportunity to influence the global agenda this year.
Excerpt : [...] Dimitri Soudas, the prime minister’s press secretary, said Mr. Harper intends to allow the G8 to focus on broad social and development goals and do it while stressing accountability and effectiveness.
