CHERG - Child Epidemiology Reference Group
Projects
Child Mortality and Morbidity
Underlying causes of child death
Effect of co-morbidity on child mortality
Country-level causes of child mortality
Failures in the “pathways to survival”
Incidence and sequelae of child morbidity
 
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
Causes of maternal mortality
Incidence and sequelae of maternal morbidity
 
Risk Factors
Indoor and outdoor air pollution
IUGR and preterm birth as risk factors for morbidity/mortality
Micronutrient deficiencies and nutritional status
Birth spacing as a risk factor of maternal and child mortality
 
Program-related Evidence
Intervention effectiveness to reduce maternal/child mortality
Measurement of intervention coverage
Enhance the LiST methodology

Projects

Child Mortality and MorbidityRisk Factors for Maternal and Child Health
Underlying causes of child deathIndoor and outdoor air pollution
Effect of co-morbidity on child mortalityIUGR and preterm birth as risk factors for morbidity/mortality
Country-level causes of child mortalityMicronutrient deficiencies and nutritional status
Failures in the “pathways to survival”Birth spacing as a risk factor of maternal and child mortality
Incidence and sequelae of child morbidity
Program-related Evidence
Maternal Mortality and MorbidityIntervention effectiveness to reduce maternal/child mortality
Causes of maternal mortalityMeasurement of intervention coverage
Incidence and sequelae of maternal morbidityEnhance the LiST methodology
 
Untitled Document

Examination of Child in Benin

New Publications 
Progress and barriers for the control of diarrhoeal disease. The Lancet. July 3, 2010. 

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis. The Lancet. May 12, 2010

Estimating the distribution of causes of death among children age 1–59 months in high-mortality countries with incomplete death certification.  

International Journal of Epidemiology special issue on the development and use of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST), April 2010.

LiST Tool
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