Child Health Reports and Data Sources
• The Next Revolution: Giving Every Child the Chance to Survive Save the Children - October 2009
• World Health Statistics 2009 World Health Organization - July 2009
• Two Decades of Progress: USAID's Child Survival and Maternal Health Program (pdf) USAID - June 2009
• Briefing for the Day of the African Child - Reaching Millennium Development Goal 4: What progress has Africa made and what more needs to be done? (pdf) Save the Children, UNICEF - June 2009
• Working Toward the Goal of Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality: USAID Programming and Response to FY08 Appropriations ⇒ USAID - August 2008
• ChildInfo: Monitoring the Situation of Women and Children UNICEF - 2008
• Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view Gapminder Foundation (See Gapminder World for "Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000)" chart)
• Under-Five Mortality Rate globalhealthfacts.org (See also "Infant Mortality Rate"and "Maternal Mortality Ratio" pages)
• DOLPHN: Data Online for Population, Health & Nutrition USAID
(online statistical data resource of selected demographic and health indicators for several countries)
• UNICEF's Annual Reports: - The State of the World's Children 2009: Maternal and Newborn Health - January 2009
- The State of Africa’s Children 2008 - May 2008
- The State of Asia-Pacific’s Children 2008 - May 2008
- The State of Latin American and Caribbean Children 2008 - May 2008
- The State of the World’s Children 2008: Child Survival - December 2007
- The State of the World's Children 2007: Women and Children - The double dividend of gender equality - Dec. 2006
• Save the Children's Annual Reports: - State of the World's Mothers 2009: Investing in the Early Years - May 2009
- State of the World's Mothers 2008: Closing the Survival Gap for Children Under 5  - May 2008
- State of the World's Mothers 2007: Saving the Lives of Children Under 5 - May 2007
• Countdown to 2015 Progress Reports: - Tracking Progress in Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: The 2008 Report - April 2008
- Tracking Progress in Child Survival: The 2005 Report - December 2005
• Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeeting Resources: - Ensuring a Healthy Start: Maternal and Child Nutrition - September 2008
- Strategies to Improve Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health - September 2007
• 2009 Annual Letter from Bill Gates Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (See Page 2: Childhood Deaths)
• The World Health Report 2008: Primary Health Care – Now More Than Ever World Health Organization - October 2008
• Investing in maternal, newborn and child health: The case for Asia and the Pacific Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Network for Asia and the Pacific - April 2009
• Annotated Bibliography on Child Survival US Coalition for Child Survival - May 2007
Child and Maternal Health Funding Information
• The U.S. Commitment to Global Health: Recommendations for the Public and Private Sectors Institute of Medicine - May 2009
• Statement by the President on Global Health Initiative The White House - May 2009
• Working Toward the Goal of Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality: USAID Programming and
Response to FY08 Appropriations USAID - August 2008
• Estimated global resources needed to attain universal coverage of maternal and newborn health services World Health Organization - April 2007
• Can the world afford to save the lives of 6 million children each year? June 2005 (courtesy of CORE Group)
The Lancet Series
• Child Survival Series - 2003 (courtesy of the World Health Organization) - The world’s forgotten children
- Where and why are 10 million children dying every year?
- How many child deaths can we prevent this year?
- Reducing child mortality: Can public health deliver?
- Applying an equity lens to child health and mortality: More of the same is not enough
- Knowledge into action for child survival
- Child survival
- Child survival: a global health challenge
• Neonatal Survival Series - 2005 (courtesy of the World Health Organization)
- The Executive Summary of The Lancet Neonatal Survival Series
- Newborn survival: putting children at the centre
- A continuum of care to save newborn lives
- 4 million neonatal deaths: When? Where? Why?
- Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save?
- Systematic scaling up of neonatal care in countries
- Neonatal survival: a call for action
- Why are 4 million newborn babies dying each year?
- 1 year after The Lancet Neonatal Survival Series—was the call for action heard? (subscription only)
• Maternal Survival Series - 2006 (subscription req'd)
- Maternal mortality: who, when, where, and why
- Strategies for reducing maternal mortality: getting on with what works
- Going to scale with professional skilled care
- Mobilising financial resources for maternal health
• Maternal and Child Undernutrition Series - 2008 (subscription req'd)
- Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences
- Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital
- What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival
- Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress?
- Maternal and child undernutrition: effective action at national level
• Can the world afford to save the lives of 6 million children each year? June 2005 (courtesy of CORE Group)
Newborn Health
• Newborn Deaths in Developing Countries: A Serious Problem with Real Solutions ⇒ US Coalition for Child Survival - May 2009
• Newborn Health: From Advocacy to Scale USAID/BASICS - January 2009
• Early and Exclusive Breastfeeding: Saving Children's Lives by Supporting Mothers US Coalition for Child Survival, Center for Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care, and Helen Keller Int'l - March 2008
• Survival - A Healthy Start (online video) BBC World News - November 2008
• Regional Strategy and plan of action for neonatal Health Within the Continuum of maternal, newborn, and child care Pan American Health Organization - October 2008
• Effect of community-based newborn-care intervention package implemented through two service-delivery strategies in Sylhet district, Bangladesh: a cluster-randomised controlled trial The Lancet - June 2008
(On January 24, 2009, this article on the implementation of a community-based intervention package to improve the health of newborns and mothers received one of three Lancet Paper of the Year awards. The study was co-funded by Save the Children's Saving Newborn Lives program.)
• Postnatal Care: A Critical Opportunity to Save Mothers and Newborns Save the Children, Population Reference Bureau - January 2007
• Infant and Young Child Feeding Update USAID - September 2006
• Neonatal Health: Cómo Será, Pues? CORE Group - April 2006
• The Lancet Neonatal survival series Courtesy of the World Health Organization - 2005
• Improving Nutrition: Infants & Young Children Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Maternal Health
• The lifetime risk of maternal mortality: concept and measurement World Health Organization - April 2009
• The State of the World's Children 2009: Maternal and Newborn Health UNICEF - January 2009
• Survival - Fit for Life (online video) BBC World News - October 2008
• Progress for Children: A Report Card on Maternal Mortality UNICEF - September 2008
• Simple kits save lives PATH
• Maternal health World Health Organization
Pneumonia
• Pneumococcal Disease: 1 million children die every year from a preventable disease (online video) Global Health TV - April 2009
• Survival - The Struggle to Breathe (online video) BBC World News - November 2008
• Developing New Vaccines Against Pneumonia PATH - March 2008
• Global Pneumococcal Disease and Vaccine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - September 2007
• Pneumonia: The Forgotten Killer of Children UNICEF, World Health Organization - 2006
• Reducing Pneumonia's Toll USAID - October 2006
Diarrheal Disease
• Diarrheal Disease: Solutions to Defeat a Global Killer PATH - May 2009
• Fatal neglect: How health systems are failing to comprehensively address child mortality WaterAid - May 2009
• Resources for Diarrheal Disease Control: Simple Solutions to Fight a Common Killer PATH / UNICEF (comprehensive website)
• Preventing Diarrheal Disease in Developing Countries: Safe Storage of Drinking Water CDC / USAID - January 2009
• Million-Dollar Pharma Industry Investment in Diarrhea Treatment USAID - July 2007
• Averting Diarrheal Disease in Young Children US Coalition for Child Survival - May 2007
• Stopping a Child Killer: Household Water Treatment, ORS and Behavior Change Communication to Prevent and Treat Diarrhea PSI
• PATH Series of Diarrheal Disease Fact Sheets:
- Advancing New Rotavirus Vaccines - March 2008
- An Integrated Approach to Confronting Diarrheal Disease - March 2008
- Breastfeeding and Diarrhea - January 2008
- Developing New Vaccines Against Diarrheal Disease - March 2008
- Oral Rehydration Therapy/Oral Rehydration Solution - January 2008
- Rotavirus Vaccines - January 2008
- Zinc Treatment for Diarrhea - January 2008
Malaria
• Malaria & children: Progress in intervention coverage UNICEF - April 2009
• A World Malaria Map: Plasmodium falciparum Endemicity in 2007 PLoS Medicine - March 2009
• Malaria World Health Organization - January 2009
• World Malaria Report 2008 WHO Global Malaria Programme - September 2008
• Malaria: A Deadly Menace to Children ⇒ US Coalition for Child Survival - August 2007
• Malaria Facts Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - April 2007
• Reports from the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI):
- Working with Communities to Save Lives in Africa - March 2009
- Progress Through Partnerships - Saving Lives in Africa - March 2008
- Saving the Lives of Mothers and Children in Africa - March 2007
- President's Malaria Initiative: Strategic Plan - July 2005
• Malaria Working Group CORE Group
Measles
• Progress in Global Measles Control and Mortality Reduction, 2000-2007 Journal of the American Medical Association - April 2009
• Measles World Health Organization - December 2008
• Measles: Making Progress for Children US Coalition for Child Survival - July 2007
• Facts on Children: Measles UNICEF - April 2007
HIV/AIDS
• Pediatric HIV and AIDS: The Path Ahead USAID/BASICS - May 2009
• Children and AIDS: Third Stocktaking Report, 2008 UNICEF - December 2008
• Child Health and Pediatric HIV/AIDS: A Brief Overview and Update USAID/BASICS - April 2007
• A Chance for Children: Overcoming Barriers to Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment Services USAID/BASICS
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
• Fact Sheet: Neglected Tropical Diseases Kaiser Family Foundation - July 2009
• Rescuing the bottom billion through control of neglected tropical diseases Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases - April 2009
Nutrition and Child Health
• The Case for Preventing Malnutrition Through Improved Infant Feeding and Management of Childhood Illness PATH/IYCN - September 2009
• Infant & Young Child Nutrition Project USAID
(Information, resources and training materials highlighting USAID efforts to improve nutrition for mothers and children)
• The Essential Nutrition Actions: Now More Than Ever USAID/BASICS - February 2009
• The Impact of the Food and Economic Crisis on Child Health and Nutrition UNICEF - December 2008
• Meeting the Global Need for Nutrients PATH - June 2008
• The Lancet Maternal and Child Undernutrition Series The Lancet - 2008 (subscription only)
• Malnutrition Is Still a Major Contributor to Child Deaths Population Reference Bureau - 2007
• Community-based management of severe acute malnutrition World Health Organization, World Food Programme, UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition, UNICEF - May 2007
• Nutrition Working Group CORE Group
Vaccines and Immunization
• Vaccine Resource Library: Easy access to global immunization resources PATH - February 2009
• 2008 Draft Strategic National Vaccine Plan U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - December 2008
• Immunisation GAVI Alliance - August 2006
• Immunizing the World's Children: Strong and Steady Wins the Race IMMUNIZATIONBasics
Water and Sanitation
• Safe Drinking Water Is Essential (interactive video) National Academy of Sciences, Global Health and Education Fund - 2008
• A glance at the impact of safe drinking water and sanitation on children Water Advocates
• Water/Child Survival - Interview with Sally Cowal, Senior VP, PSI (video) Global Health TV - December 2008
• Moving Toward a Strategic Approach to Sanitation at USAID USAID - June 2008
Millennium Development Goals
• What are the Millennium Development Goals? United Nations Development Programme
• Online Atlas of the Millennium Development Goals The World Bank - 2008
• End Poverty 2015: A Gateway to the UN System's Work on the MDGs United Nations
• The Millennium Development Goals Report 2008 United Nations - (see pages 20-27 for sections of child and maternal mortality)
• The United States Commitment to the Millennium Development Goals USAID - April 2008
• MDG Monitor for Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality United Nations Development Programme
• MDGs and the Environment: Agenda for Inclusive and Sustainable Development World Bank, International Monetary Fund - April 2008
Additional Resources (uncategorized)
• Faith-based Organizations: Credible Partners in Saving Children's Lives October 2007
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