The Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group (CHERG) was established in 2001 by the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide external technical guidance and global leadership in the development and improvement of epidemiological estimates for children under five years of age. It...
Causes of maternal mortality
The overwhelming majority of maternal deaths occur in developing countries and arise from the risks attributable to pregnancy and childbirth as well as from the poor performance of health services. To reduce maternal deaths globally we need...
Child Causes of Death Annual Estimates by Country, 2000-2010 (Excel file)
Source: Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000. The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 11 May 2012. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60560-1
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Micronutrient deficiencies and nutritional status
Prior work has shown that deficiencies of micronutrients contribute to the global disease burden of young children and that interventions to prevent these deficiencies are identified as highly effective strategies for public health action. As...
Effect of co-morbidity on child mortality
The standard practice of attributing each death to a single cause ignores the fact that many deaths are associated with more than one condition, often with two or more infectious diseases such as malaria...
Enhance the LiST methodology
BMC Public Health: The Lives Saved Tool in 2013: new capabilities and applications, Volume 13 Supplement 3
BMC Public Health LiST Supplement 2011
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New Resource: Intervention Effect Estimate Summaries
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Antenatal Steroids in Preterm Labour for Prevention of Neonatal Deaths
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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...
Intervention effectiveness to reduce maternal/child mortality
As part of the current CHERG, working groups have been formed to do systematic reviews of effectiveness and efficacy of various maternal and child health interventions. These groups are building on reviews that were...
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...
