SAFER BIRTHS
Every other minute of every day, a woman dies in pregnancy and childbirth. A new summit in London tackles the problem.
Sarah Brown is a passionate advocate for global health and education issues around the world. As CEO of the Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown, Sarah works with government, business, and nonprofit leaders to help ensure that every child around the world receives an education, targeting the 61 million who never have a day at school. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Global Health Innovations at Imperial College, London. As Global Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, she is a leading voice in the maternal mortality campaign. Sarah is also President of PiggyBankKids, which supports charitable projects that create opportunities for vulnerable children and young people. An avid and prolific user of social media, well more than a million people follow @SarahBrownUK on Twitter.