Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave these remarks at the Global Health Summit in Oslo, Norway on June 1, 2012.

Isobel Coleman argues that increased access to voluntary family planning is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve health and reduce poverty.

Investment in maternal health in Afghanistan provides a cost-effective way to promote strategic U.S. foreign policy objectives. As part of a responsible drawdown, the United States should continue its commitments to improving maternal health programs.

The World Health Organization (WHO) released this report on women's and children's health in September 2010, launching its Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health program.

This session was part of the Maternal Health in Afghanistan and Pakistan roundtable series.

Experience has shown that community-based interventions not only reduce maternal mortality in Afghanistan, but also complement broader efforts to achieve stability and development in this war-torn country. Denise Byrd, an expert in maternal and child health, reproductive health, and family planning, described the challenges faced by maternal health providers in Afghanistan and discussed several successful intervention programs.

This session was part of the Maternal Health in Afghanistan and Pakistan roundtable series.

A group of experts discuss the impact of family planning policies on U.S. Foreign Policy.

This session is part of the Family Planning and U.S. Foreign Policy Project.

The United States should see family planning as a foreign policy priority that leads to healthier and more prosperous societies, and should increase funding, resources and support for those countries with the highest unmet need, argues CFR's Isobel Coleman.

Investment in voluntary international family planning is one of the most cost-effective ways to strengthen critical U.S. foreign policy objectives, including improving global health, promoting economic development, stabilizing fragile states, and encouraging environmental sustainability.

Experts discuss the impact of family planning initiatives on U.S. foreign policy.

This session is part of the Family Planning and U.S. Foreign Policy Project.

Family planning and reproductive health programs improve public health and foster stability and economic growth. Dr. Koki Agarwal, director of the MCHIP Program at Jhpiego, argues that such investments are necessary for the success of U.S. foreign policy goals in countries with high population growth.

Current global population growth rates and consumption patterns are not environmentally sustainable. Integrated population and environment approaches would allow governments to effectively address these at both a macro and micro level.

U.S. foreign aid will be more effective if increased investments are made in reproductive health and family planning programs in high-population-growth countries. These cost-effective programs help reduce the stress that rapid population growth places on a country's economic, environmental, and social resources.

One of the greatest challenges facing the poorest developing countries is the urgent need for comprehensive, integrated reproductive health services. If unanswered, this challenge will jeopardize poverty reduction measures and threaten their long-term economic growth prospects.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon discusses one Aghan woman's efforts to stop the reality that every 30 minutes, a pregnant woman dies in Afghanistan.