
Harris to mark Maternal Health Day of Action at White House summit
CNN
Vice President Kamala Harris will mark the White House's first ever Maternal Health Day of Action on Tuesday when she hosts a summit with lawmakers, Cabinet secretaries and celebrities, a White House official said
At the summit, Harris will issue a nationwide call to action to the private and public sectors and announce a series of federal reports and guidance, among other things aimed at improving maternal health in the United States.
The United States continues to have the highest maternal death rate of all developed countries, according to researchers. And Tuesday's summit marks the administration's latest attempt to grapple with the public health issue and call for actions to address it.

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