We have an opportunity to [replace with] focus global attention on what should be obvious: every [replace with] mother, and every child, counts. They count because we value [replace with] every human life. The evidence is clear that healthy mothers [replace with] and children are the bedrock of healthy and prosperous [replace with] communities and nations.
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[replace with] Apart from demonstrating your personal commitment to [replace with] organizing events around World Health Day, it is going to be [replace with] vital for us to work together to make 2005 a remarkable [replace with] year. Every event and every voice on every occasion will be [replace with] vital in bringing new energy and commitment to turning the [replace with] tide on a situation we can no longer abide.
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[replace with] Each year more than half a million women die from [replace with] pregnancy-related causes and 10.6 million children die, 40% [replace with] of them in the first month of life. Almost all of these [replace with] deaths are in developing countries. Many could be prevented [replace with] with well-known interventions, if only they were more widely [replace with] available. In establishing the Millennium Development Goals [replace with] four years ago, the international community made a [replace with] commitment to reducing maternal deaths by three quarters, [replace with] and reducing child mortality by two thirds by the year 2015.
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[replace with] World Health Day 2005 is a unique opportunity not just to [replace with] highlight the magnitude of the problem, but to bring all [replace with] stakeholders together to apply the solutions that work. [replace with] Whatever kind of event you decide to organize, we hope our [replace with] World Health Day toolkit will help you leverage the maximum [replace with] impact, however modest your budget. Use the World Health Day [replace with] materials and graphics, photographs and features. Use our [replace with] web site to build new alliances and partnerships. Use your [replace with] own creativity to start now, and help to ensure we generate [replace with] change that will last well beyond 7 April 2005. Above all [replace with] emphasize the need to promote the health of mothers and [replace with] their children everywhere.
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[replace with] The World Health Organization supports your efforts to make [replace with] 2005 a landmark year for mothers and children.
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[replace with] Dr LEE Jong-wook
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