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Objectives
Objective 1. Provide timely estimates of the causes and determinants of child mortality reflecting the effects of accelerated child survival interventions.
In this project, CHERG will work with WHO and UNICEF to develop the methodologies and processes such that the...
The overall goal of CHERG is to develop and deploy new and improved evidence on the causes and determinants of maternal, neonatal and child morbidity and mortality, on intervention coverage, and on the effectiveness of interventions to inform and...
Birth spacing as a risk factor of maternal and child mortality
Short and long birth intervals are known to adversely affect infant and child mortality, and short birth intervals in particular can impede maternal nutrition repletion in low-income settings. The...
2010 – 2014
Search Publications
2014
Liu L, Oza S, Hogan D, Perin J, Rudan I, Lawn JE, Cousens S, Mathers C, Black RE. Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000-12, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic...
CHERG is a group of technical experts that is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While external to the UN system, CHERG was convened to assist WHO and UNICEF with the goal of providing global technical leadership...
diarrhea control
July 7, 2013: Born Too Small: National and regional estimates of babies born small for gestational age. Healthy Newborn Network Blog on new article in Lancet Global Health
June 25, 2013: Introducing the Lancet Global Health
May 7: Why Should We Care...
Country-level causes of child mortality
Only a small fraction of child deaths occur in countries with complete civil registration of deaths and their causes, and, despite efforts by the Health Metrics Network and others, complete and accurate civil registration of...
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...
