ARUSHA, TANZANIA, Oct. 8 -- Parliaments around the world have been urged to strengthen legislation, resource mobilization, and health sector oversight to accelerate efforts to eliminate preventable deaths among mothers, newborns, and children.

The call was made on Thursday in Arusha by the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Dr Tulia Ackson, during a high-level parliamentary panel discussion on the health of women, newborns, children, and youth. The session, attended by various leaders, was held on the sidelines of the 153rd IPU Assembly.

The IPU boss stated that lawmakers play a critical role in ensuring political commitments regarding maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health are translated into concrete actions an...