#WDLive Daily Download | April 23, 2013

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Welcome Video

It is time! We are all part of the progress.

The President of Women Deliver welcomes participants to Kuala Lumpur and across the globe for a week of rich conversation and debate on making progress towards a better future for women and girls.

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Curating Cinema: Lisa Russell Delivers on Films About Women and Girls

\\ by Amie Newman, Impatient Optimist

Meet Lisa Russell, EMMY-award winning filmmaker, public health expert, and curator of Cinema Corner, a film festival at the Women Deliver conference.

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Prime Minister of Malaysia Welcomes Women Deliver 2013 Participants

\\ Special reports

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak welcomed participants to Women Deliver 2013 in a letter expressing his appreciation and expectations for the conference. The Prime Minister will be the keynote speaker of the conference, which is also streaming live.

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Young Leaders can Change the World - One Girl at a Time

\\ By Victoria Melhado, Women Deliver Young Leader

Victoria is one of 100 Young Leaders from around the world selected to participate in a leadership development program as part of the 2013 Women Deliver conference in Kuala Lumpur, May 27-30, 2013. The youth pre-conference is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.

Women Deliver + Social Good

LIVE STREAM: WomenDeliver+SocialGood On Monday night, the team behind the Social Good Summit hosted WomenDeliver+Social Good, a unique dialogue between media experts, social entrepreneurs, and policy leaders about how digital media and technology can help create sustainable solutions for women and girls around the world.	SPECIAL SEGMENT: Solar-Powered Solutions to Save LIves How a new program reduced the maternal mortality rate by 70% in one hospitalunc lacinia viverra condimentum. By: Laura Stacheland, WE Care Solar; Neelam Bhardwaj, UNICEF Uganda; interviewed by Asha Curran, 92nd Street Y
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	Update Accountability for Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival: The 2013 Update By: UNICEF This report highlights successes in improving maternal health and reducing child mortality in some countries, while pointing out where progress has been lagging in others.
	Special report Invest in women and girls. It pays. By: Women Deliver, PSI and Skoll World Forum In this issue of Impact magazine, PSI, Women Deliver and the Skoll World Forum bring you a special issue on girls and women to coincide with the 2013 Women Deliver Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
	UPDATE MENA Regional Consultation at Women Deliver The MENA Regional Consultation on Sunday, May 26th convened activists, healthcare professionals and policymakers to discuss how to best integrate women's health priorities into the broader women's rights agenda being constructed in the region.
	VIDEO Because I'm a Girl: I'll Take It From Here. By: Plan International This film was shot in a stop-motion animation style and features a 12 year-old girl from Malawi who represents the plight and power of girls around the world. With the participation of children and young people in the community, it shows how education can give girls the chance to move from poverty to opportunity.
	LIVE COVERAGE HUB Follow live coverage of Women Deliver Stay updated on what is happening at #WDLive at the FHI 360 live coverage hub and watch the Women Deliver live stream from anywhere in the world.
	Site Visits Girls Globe Bloggers Report from the WD2013 Site Visits. By: Girls Globe Bloggers The National Planning Board Site Visit - By Diane Fender “Women have the strength and tenacity to overcome adversity and go on to live successful and happy lives.” -Napsiah Omar, Chair of The National Family Planning Board Rumah Solehah is Giving HIV-Positive Women a New Lease on Life - By Camaro West and Emma Saloranta 'With women living with HIV/AIDS, every birthday is worth celebrating – a birthday to these women means ‘we are still alive’