WHO document on skilled attendants.

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The World Health Organisation has published a new report, Global Action for Skilled Attendants for Pregnant Women, which describes how action can be taken forward through the `5 + 5' campaign. In summary there are five key partners:

* Health care professionals at all levels, especially national and international professional organiations (such as the ICM and member associations

* Women, their families and communities

* National governments and public health authorities, including teaching institutions

* The private sector and philanthropic organizations

* International donor and technical agencies, including WHO.

The five key strategies are:

* Setting norms and standards to define what care skilled attendants must be able to deliver

* Development, deployment and management of human resources, to ensure skilled attendants are available where they are needed

* Strengthening of the enabling environment and capacities both within...