Millions of others suffer infections or injuries from pregnancy and childbirth.
也有数百万人在妊娠和分娩中遭受感染或受伤。
A recent conference in Washington presented winning ideas in a competition called "Saving Lives at Birth." There were more than six hundred entries. The top honors went to Dr. Michelle McIntosh and her team at Monash University in Australia.
最近在华盛顿召开了一次会议，该会议展示了“保障母婴生命安全”这一竞赛的获奖创意。共有600多份参赛作品参赛。澳大利亚莫纳什大学米Michelle McIntosh博士及其团队获得了最高荣誉。
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The contest organizers included the US Agency for International Development and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
本次大赛主办方为美国国际开发署和比尔及梅林达盖茨基金会。
There is evidence that programs to reduce newborn deaths are starting to make progress, especially in parts of South Asia. But progress is slower in Africa. The new report says Africa could need more than one hundred fifty years to reach the current survival rates in the United States or Britain.
有证据表明，减少新生儿死亡项目已经开始有所进步，特别是在南亚部分地区。但在非洲进展非常缓慢。这份新报告称，非洲要达到美国或英国当前的新生儿存活率水平还需要超过150年。
