Reducing child mortality in India in the new millennium
Globally, child mortality rates have been halved over the last few decades, a developmental success story. Nevertheless, progress has been uneven and in recent years mortality rates have increased in some countries. The present study documents the slowing decline in infant mortality rates in India;...
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| author | Mariam Claeson Eduard R. Bos Tazim Mawji Indra Pathmanathan |
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| description | Globally, child mortality rates have been halved over the last few decades, a developmental success story. Nevertheless, progress has been uneven and in recent years mortality rates have increased in some countries. The present study documents the slowing decline in infant mortality rates in India; a departure from the longer-term trends. The major causes of childhood mortality are also reviewed and strategic options for the different states of India are proposed that take into account current mortality rates and the level of progress in individual states. The slowing decline in childhood mortality rates in India calls for new approaches that go beyond disease-, programme- and sector-specific approaches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83e0b64d0e304d0bb8680c7b5884f87a2024-03-03T08:43:42ZengThe World Health OrganizationBulletin of the World Health Organization0042-96862000-01-01781011921199S0042-96862000001000005Reducing child mortality in India in the new millenniumMariam Claeson0Eduard R. Bos1Tazim Mawji2Indra Pathmanathan3The World BankThe World BankThe World BankThe World BankGlobally, child mortality rates have been halved over the last few decades, a developmental success story. Nevertheless, progress has been uneven and in recent years mortality rates have increased in some countries. The present study documents the slowing decline in infant mortality rates in India; a departure from the longer-term trends. The major causes of childhood mortality are also reviewed and strategic options for the different states of India are proposed that take into account current mortality rates and the level of progress in individual states. The slowing decline in childhood mortality rates in India calls for new approaches that go beyond disease-, programme- and sector-specific approaches.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000001000005&lng=en&tlng=eninfant mortalitychildinfantinfanthealth serviceschild health serviceschild nutrition disordersmaternal health services |
| spellingShingle | Mariam Claeson Eduard R. Bos Tazim Mawji Indra Pathmanathan Reducing child mortality in India in the new millennium Bulletin of the World Health Organization infant mortality child infant infant health services child health services child nutrition disorders maternal health services |
| title | Reducing child mortality in India in the new millennium |
| title_full | Reducing child mortality in India in the new millennium |
| title_fullStr | Reducing child mortality in India in the new millennium |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reducing child mortality in India in the new millennium |
| title_short | Reducing child mortality in India in the new millennium |
| title_sort | reducing child mortality in india in the new millennium |
| topic | infant mortality child infant infant health services child health services child nutrition disorders maternal health services |
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