Egypt launches maternal and child health acceleration plan
Egypt launched its maternal and child health acceleration plan for 2013–2015 on 17 February 2014.
The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Minister of Health Dr Ghada Nasr and key partenrs. Egypt is the fifth country in the Region to have launched the plan, after, in chronological order, Sudan, Morocco, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Egypt is a success story in the Region. The country has made remarkable progress over the past 20 years in child health, achieving so far one of the highest rates of reduction in under-5 mortality per year in the Region and recording an overall decline between 1990 and 2012 which has gone well beyond the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 target. There has also been a steady and significant decline in maternal mortality and the country is on track to achieve MDG 5. These outstanding accomplishments show how a country can succeed in translating political commitment into effective actions and results. With less than 2 years left, the plan aims not only to sustain the achievements made but also to further accelerate reduction of under-5 mortality and maternal mortality.
The development, launching and implementation of maternal and child health acceleration plans for priority countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are a commitment to the Dubai Declaration of January 2013 to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on reduction of child and maternal mortality. To read more on the regional initiative to save the lives of mothers and children see the related links below.
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Iraq is fourth country to launch maternal and child health acceleration plan
Iraq became the fourth country in the Region to launch its maternal and child health acceleration plan for 2013–2015, on 17 December 2013.
The other three countries, in chronological order, include Sudan, Morocco and Afghanistan.
The development, launching and implementation of maternal and child health acceleration plans for priority countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are an expression of the commitment to the Dubai Declaration of January 2013 to accelerate progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on reduction of child and maternal mortality.
To read more on the Iraq launching and the regional initiative to save the lives of mothers and children see the related links below.
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