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http://www.makepovertyhistory.com.au/healthpetition.aspx


Quick Summary:

Pledge of support
Reducing child mortality and improving maternal health are two of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In Southeast Asia and the Pacific, 16 of the 22 developing countries in the region are NOT on track to achieve Goal 4, a two-thirds reduction in child mortality. Seven countries are NOT on track to achieve Goal 5, reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters.

I support:
1. Increasing aid for basic and reproductive health in Australia's aid program by $400 million, to $1000 million by 2010-11.
2. Improving coordination of international assistance to the region.
3. Resolving major impediments to better health in the region.