Country action is needed for maternal and child health in Africa
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 04:32
in Health & Medicine
Sub-Saharan Africa has only 11% of the world's population, yet more than half of the world's maternal, newborn and child deaths, and two-thirds of the world's AIDS deaths. New data reveal that the pace of mortality reduction is accelerating. With only 5 years remaining before the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) should be met, urgent action in countries is needed - not global statistics and competitions over estimates.