Accelerating Progress on Women’s and Children’s Health

Presern, Carole ; Bustreo, Flavia ; Evans, Tim ; Ghaffar, Abdul

World Health Organization

关键词: child health;    maternal health;   

DOI  :  10.2471/BLT.14.142398
RP-ID  :  102425

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Countries have made substantial progress towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 – to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health. Since 1990, both maternal and child mortality have been reduced by 50% worldwide and access to reproductive health services has improved. However, progress overall is insufficient and uneven. Understanding what works, and how these lessons apply across geographic and socio-political borders, could inform strategies for the MDGs and the post-2015 sustainable development agenda. An article in this month’s Bulletin synthesizes evidence from studies on success factors for women’s and children’s health in low- and middle-income countries that achieved accelerated progress (fast-track countries).