Child and maternal health
BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0511439b (Published 01 November 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:0511439b
- Manuela Moraru, final year medical student1
- 1University of Seville, Spain
Improving child and maternal health is a priority of the millennium development goals, as established by the United Nations member states in 2001. It is predicted that in 2005 almost 11 million children under five years old will die largely from preventable causes, and more than 500 000 women will die in pregnancy, childbirth, or during the postpartum period.
Considering its importance for global health, the World Health Organization has adopted child and maternal health (CMH) as the health theme of the current year. Their webpage (www.who.int/world-health-day/2005/en/) offers a wide range of updated …
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