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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...
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
Antenatal Steroids in Preterm Labour for Prevention of Neonatal Deaths
LiST Project Page
More Intervention Effect Estimate Summaries
Reference
Mwansa-Kambafwile J, Cousens S, Hansen T, Lawn JE. Antenatal steroids in preterm labour for the prevention of neonatal deaths due to complications of preterm...
Indoor and outdoor air pollution
Indoor air pollution (IAP) from biomass and coal fuels affects one half of the world population, and about 80% in low-income countries of Africa and South Asia. More than 900 million of the world’s estimated...
