Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5: progress and challenges
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Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5: progress and challenges
The Millennium Development Goals have galvanized efforts to improve child survival (MDG-4) and maternal health (MDG-5). There has been important progress on both MDGs at global level, although it now appears that few countries will reach them by the target date of 2015. There are known and efficacious interventions to address most of the major causes of these deaths, but important gaps remain. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-225