Holding a country countdown to 2015 conference on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – the Zambian experience

BMC Public Health

Pauline K Wamulume⁶  Caroline Phiri²  Elizabeth Mason⁴  Olusegan Babaniyi⁷  Mary Katepa-Bwalya⁷  Kasonde Mwinga⁸  Rodgers Mwale⁵  Mary Nambao²  Penelope Kalesha²  Sarai Malumo¹  Victor M Mukonka³ 

[1] United Nations Population Fund, Country Office, Lusaka, Zambia;Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health, Lusaka, Zambia;Copperbelt University, School of Medicine, Ndola Central Hospital, 6th Floor, West wing, P. O. Box 71191, Ndola, Zambia;World Health Organisation, Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland;United Nations Children’s Fund, Country Office, Lusaka, Zambia;Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Centre, P. O. Box 32509, Lusaka, Zambia;World Health Organisation, Country Office, Lusaka, Zambia;World Health Organisation, Regional Office, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

关键词: Millennium Development Goals;    Newborn and child health;    Maternal;    Country countdown;   

Others  :  1161322
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-60

 received in 2013-04-01, accepted in 2014-01-18,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Initiatives such as the Country Countdown to 2015 Conference on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have provided countries with high maternal and child deaths like Zambia a platform to assess progress, discuss challenges and share lessons learnt as a conduit for national commitment to reaching and attaining the MDGs four and five. This paper discusses and highlights the process of holding a successful country countdown conference and shares Zambia’s experience with other countries planning to organise country countdown to 2015 Conferences on MDGs.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Mukonka et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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