Canada pledges $36M for maternal, child health research in Africa

GENEVA -- A week before an international conference on maternal and child health care opens in Toronto, the Harper government is rolling out announcements on what it sees as its signature issue on the world stage.

In Geneva, Health Minister Rona Ambrose pledged $36 million over seven years to help improve the lives of women and children in sub-Saharan Africa.

Hours later in Calgary, Deepak Obhrai, the parliamentary secretary...