In 2004, the Child Survival Partnership, with support from the Ethiopian government, held the National Partnership Conference on Scaling Up Child Survival Interventions. Participants at the conference agreed to develop a single plan for improving child survival in Ethiopia, double resources for health in Ethiopia, and support the new Health Service Extension Package. The Addis Ababa Statement, developed by the Healthy Newborn Partnership, was also presented at the conference. During the following year, the Child Survival Partnership elected to expand its focus to include maternal and newborn health strategies, with the newborn serving as a bridge between child and maternal health interventions and strategies. Members of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn,.
