Abstract
In The Lancet Agbessi Amouzou and colleagues 1 Amouzou A Habi O Bensaïd K the Niger Countdown Case Study Working GroupReduction in child mortality in Niger: a Countdown to 2015 country case study. Lancet. 2012; (published online Sept 20.)http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61376-2 PubMed Google Scholar report an in-depth analysis of how Niger has achieved rapid declines in mortality among children younger than 5 years. Their analyses of trends in child mortality and undernutrition bring together 10 years of data on coverage, policies, and programme strategies in the context of broader environmental and sociodemographic conditions to examine not just the extent of this decline in child mortality but what we can say about how it was achieved. Reduction in child mortality in Niger: a Countdown to 2015 country case studyGovernment policies supporting universal access, provision of free health care for pregnant women and children, and decentralised nutrition programmes permitted Niger to decrease child mortality at a pace that exceeds that needed to meet the MDG 4. Full-Text PDF
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