More than half a million women die every year in childbirth, a startling statistic that has not dropped in nearly two decades despite global progress in reducing infant and child mortality rates. "In some countries, getting pregnant is the most dangerous thing a woman can do," said Isobel Coleman, senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy and director of the U.S. Foreign Policy and Women Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Coleman and Laurie Garrett, the Council's senior fellow for global health, convened a symposium on "Maternal Health and Foreign Policy" at the Council on June 27, 2006, to explore the causes of the high number of maternal deaths and address possible solutions.
2:15 - 3:30 p.m. Session 1
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3:45 - 5:00 p.m. Session 2
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
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