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 Morbidity		Risk Factors for Maternal and Child Health
Underlying causes of child death		Indoor and outdoor air pollution
Effect of co-morbidity on child mortality		IUGR and preterm birth as risk factors for morbidity/mortality
Country-level causes of child mortality		Micronutrient 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 Morbidity		Intervention effectiveness to reduce maternal/child mortality
Causes of maternal mortality		Measurement of intervention coverage
Incidence and sequelae of maternal morbidity		Enhance the LiST methodology

Examination of Child in Benin

New Publications
Estimates of the burden of malaria morbidity in Africa in children under the age of 5 years. Tropical Medicine and International Health 2008; 13:771-83.

The Epidemiology and aetiology of childhood pneumonia. Bull World Health Organ 2008; 86:408-16.

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