Governments and advocacy groups rallied to lobby leaders of of the G8 for billions of dollars to help prevent maternal deaths, the leading killer of women of childbearing age in developing nations. The G-8 economic summit of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States convened for three days beginning July 7 in Hokkaido Toyako, Japan.
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