MDG4: Reduce child mortality

‘And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.'  

 Mark10:16

Almost nine million children still die each year before they reach their fifth birthday.

 

Target 1: Reduce by two thirds the under-five mortality rate by 2015.

We are active in India and currently focussing on this MDG.

 

 

Worries over maternal health in Ghana

Officials are worried that Ghana is a long way from achieving MDGs 4 and 5, with deaths during childbirth and poor maternal health still a common phenomenon. According to leading gynecologist Dr. Ofei, many new initiatives are under way, such as the setting up of a Maternal Mortality Taskforce, comprising obstetricians, gynecologists and midwives. Plans to set up regional blood bank to help organize store and distribute blood to GHS facilities is also on course. For more on the story, click here.

 

Progress in Child Well-Being: Building on What Works

UNICEF and Save the Children have just launched a new report focusing on the improvement in child health in recent years. The report is very positive in tone, stating that poverty rates have improved vastly in the last few decades. For example, compared to 1990, 12,000 fewer children under five die every day in 2010. For a UNICEF press release summarising the report, click here, or to read the full report, click here.

 

The Importance of Education 

Good knowledge and understanding of sanitation and health issues are a decisive factor in the fight for improved child health. Read this article by World Vision to see what a difference it can make.

 

In-depth analysis

Listen to a discussion hosted by Voice of America with Bread for the World’s Director Asma Lateef on what is being done to combat child mortality.

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