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Strategic Plan

Make Every Birth Count

UN Goals Define our Focus

GAPPS is accelerating achievements towards the Global Action Agenda and United Nations Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. We work to strengthen collaborations in maternal, newborn and child health, and develop a unified, global focus on preterm birth and stillbirth. Seattle Children's — an internationally recognized leader in pediatric health and research — launched GAPPS to achieve these primary goals:

• Make every birth count
• Improve maternal and newborn health outcomes
• Translate discoveries into diagnostic, treatment, and prevention strategies
• Build global health research capacity
• Advocate for policy changes and increased resources

Read GAPPS Strategic Plan (PDF)