About GTR
The GTR is an inter-agency mechanism formed by technical agencies within the United Nations, bilateral and multilateral cooperation agencies, non-governmental organizations and professional networks in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since its inception in 1998, the GTR has promoted collaboration and synergy among different regional actors to implement policies and programs to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in the region by generating high-level political commitments for the implementation of effective and efficient maternal health practices; mobilizing global and national funding for the implementation of sustainable maternal health programs; promoting the monitoring of joint maternal reduction strategies; raising awareness of the problem of maternal morbidity and mortality through advocacy actions in global, regional and national platforms; and disseminating knowledge, best practices and lessons learned from the region in the field of maternal health.
Members of the GTR include the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization(PAHO/WHO), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the World Bank, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the Latin American Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies, (Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Obstetricia y Ginecología [FLASOG]), Fòs Feminista, Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership.