Social Sector Expenditure and Child Mortality in India: A State-Level Analysis from 1997 to 2009. Makela SM, Dandona R, Dilip TR, Dandona L PLoS ONE 8(2) 2013 Abstract Background India is unlikely to meet the Millennium Development Goal for child mortality. As public...
Equity in reproductive and maternal health services in Bangladesh Eyob Zere et al Abstract Background: The target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is now closer than ever.There is lack of sufficient progress in achieving the MDG targets in...
Equity as a shared vision for health and development The Lancet In 2000, 189 countries signed up to the UN Millennium Declaration—a global commitment to halve extreme poverty and achieve equitable and sustainable development for all. The agreement led to the creation...
SPECIAL BULLETIN ON MATERNAL MORTALITY IN INDIA 2007-09 Source: http://www.censusindia.gov.in/vital_statistics/SRS_Bulletins/Bulletins.aspx Key Findings The number of States that have realized MDG target in 2007-2009 has gone up to 3 against 1, Kerala which was the...
Adequate Midwifery Could Save 3.6 Million Lives, New Report Shows 38 of 58 countries surveyed could miss their MDG5 targets without 112,000 more midwives GENEVA/DURBAN, South Africa, 20 June 2011 – Up to 3.6 million deaths could be avoided each year in 58 developing...
