Delivering for women and children

摘要: The Countdown to 2015 reports in todays Lancet show that the progress being made on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 is line with projections but continues be far too slow especially for MDG 5. report presents results only up 2006 increase financial resources allocated these neglected areas encouraging. Nevertheless there no question more required from all parties reach important goals. number of children who die measles each year has now been reduced by half a million since 1999. Routine immunisation coverage above 80% first time history thanks efforts GAVI Alliance its partners among others. However we need make further rapidly introducing vaccines against other major killers such as rotavirus (which causes deaths year) Streptococcus pneumoniae kills 800 000 every year). This will key challenge along making services widely available. In 2002 UN adopted target providing life-saving 90% 2010. (excerpt)