The U.S. and Global Maternal & Child Health: Fact Sheet
Added by Maggie Sullivan on 28 Aug 2009
Link: http://www.kff.org/globalhealth/upload/7963.pdf
Summary: KFF: Worldwide, approximately 9 million children under age five die each year
from largely preventable and treatable causes. In addition, more than half a million women die during pregnancy and childbirth, and millions more experience severe adverse consequences. Almost all (99%) live
in the developing world. Africa is hardest hit, as measured by maternal and child mortality rates. The U.S. government has
been engaged in efforts to improve maternal and child health in developing countries for several decades. While there has been a
significant expansion in U.S. funding and programs for targeted diseasespecific
initiatives that affect many women and children, such as HIV and malaria, funding for designated MCH programs has increased more
slowly. The Obama Administration has
highlighted the importance of addressing MCH as part of its new global health initiative and during the President’s first trip to Africa and visit to a maternal health clinic. In addition, Secretary of State Clinton has
elevated women’s rights, including reproductive rights, and women’s empowerment as part of U.S. policy.
Keywords: Research, health policy, maternal health
Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Publication Date: August 1, 2009
Language: English