Enhancing child survival and development in lower- and middle-income countries by achieving population-level behavior change.
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Program Overview: This Summit responds to the Child Survival Call to Action/A Promise Renewed. It recognizes that governments, civil society, donors, and others need evidence to inform efficacious, effective, and sustainable policies, strategies, and programs to reduce preventable child deaths and ensure healthy child development. The goal of this Evidence Summit is to provide expert review of the evidence on effective and sustainable practices and policies to achieve population-level social and behavior change for child survival and development.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of health communication
دوره 17 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012