USAID has been a global leader in reproductive, maternal and child health for half a century, working with partners and missions around the world.  In the last 20 years alone, over 100 million children’s deaths have been averted, and mortality rates are falling faster in recent years as documented by USAID Demographic and Health Surveys. Building on this success and with a bold and optimistic vision, the 2012 Child Survival Call to Action helped catalyze a global movement to end preventable child and maternal deaths, achieving a grand convergence in the mortality levels of poor and richer countries.