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Improving Maternal, Child Health

Bangladesh rated as fast-track country

Staff Correspondent
A global study series has identified Bangladesh as one of the 10 "fast-track" countries that have made significant achievements in improving maternal and child health.
Under-five child mortality declined by 65 percent in Bangladesh, from 151 to 53 per 1,000 live births between 1990 and 2011.
Also, maternal mortality dropped drasti-
cally by 66 percent, from 574 to 194 per 100000 live births.
Scientific journals The Lancet Global Health and the bulletin of the World Health Organisation (WHO) published the findings.
The government's priority on key initiatives to reduce maternal and child mortality, such as immunisation, oral rehydration therapy and family planning, has significantly contributed to the success.
"For example, the expanded programme on immunisation has been identified as the largest single contributing factor in the reductions to under-five child deaths," said the study series.
This strategy, it added, has benefited even the most disadvantaged populations, and has contributed significantly to reducing child and maternal mortality.
Other factors contributing to the improvements in women's and children's health include a focus on women's education, empowerment and gender equity.
Between 1991 and 2011, the proportion of literate females aged 15-24 years increased from 38 percent to 80
percent.
The series was coordinated by The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) with the collaboration of the WHO, the World Bank Group, the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the London School of Hygiene andTropical Medicine.
The nine other low- and middleincome countries identified as "fast-track" are Cambodia, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Laos PDR, Nepal, Peru, Rwanda and Vietnam.
Carole Present, executive director of PMNCH, said: "Successful countries made rapid progress by deploying strategies tailored to their own contexts, strengths and challenges."