Maternal and Child Health Sample Clauses

Maternal and Child Health. Trends in Child Mortality in Rwanda 1995-2004 250 200 150 100 50 0 Child Infant Newborn Source: DHS, 2000 & 2005 1995-1999 2000-2004 Rwanda, with its population of 8,427,000, has made remarkable progress in many areas following the 1994 genocide. One crucial sector, however, remains underdeveloped: the health status of women and children. The DHS 2005 preliminary report indicates child mortality rate in Rwanda of 152. Newborn, infant and under-five mortality rates all proportionately declined by approximately 20% over the last five years,10 in part due to the contribution of the CSHGP. However, the rate remains unacceptably high, with one in seven children dying before their fifth birthday, the vast majority of them from easily preventable conditions. Deaths per 1,000 live births Leading causes of death include malaria, anemia, pneumonia and diarrhea; malnutrition is a contributing factor in over half of all child deaths. Household surveys reveal that of children under five, 26% had fever, 17% had acute respiratory infection symptoms, 27% had diarrhea, and 23% had weight/age malnutrition within the two-weeks of the survey.11 Also, co-infection of illness is common and many mothers consider mild symptoms as normal, taking no special course of action.12 Vaccination levels are fairly good, with a national full coverage of 75%; proposed expanded impact region levels range from 67% in the east to 84% in the south zones.13 Improvements have been measured over the past five years in all districts supported under the CSPs, whether or not there was a specific intervention. For example, in Kibogora, full vaccination coverage increased from 47% to 85%14. The program will work with district health authorities and MOH to continue to ensure prompt identification, confirmation, and an effective response to epidemics as appropriate. The country is in a general HIV/AIDS pandemic crisis. Preliminary DHS 2005 data indicates that adult prevalence is 3.6% among women and 2.3% men. Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) services are available for pregnant women in every district, and the government is working towards establishing this service at all health centers. For example, Nyaruguru and Gikongoro Districts collectively have four PMTCT sites and plan to expand to 17 by 2007. Participation in PMTCT has been high with over 90% volunteering to be tested and sero-prevalence levels ranging from 5 - 8% over the past three years in CSP-supported districts. Significant ...
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Maternal and Child Health. Despite progress in maternal healthcare, Liberia continues to rank among countries with the highest maternal mortality ratio globally, reaching 742 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2019-2020. Notably, there was a 30% reduction from 1,072 deaths per 100,000 live births reported in the 2013 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey (LDHS), indicative of strides made in reproductive healthcare services.(11) However, neonatal mortality rates have reported an alarming increase from 26 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2013 to 37 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2019-2020. Similarly, the infant mortality rate rose from 54 to 63 per 1,000 live births during the same period, highlighting the urgency to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of reducing child mortality to less than 25 per 1,000 live births. Moreover, stunting prevalence among children aged under-five stands at 30%, with 10% classified as severely stunted, surpassing the World Health Organization's threshold of ≥30%. These rates exhibit spatial distribution across the county, with the South-Central region displaying lower prevalence (25%) compared to other regions (33-34%). Additionally, there are significant urban-rural disparities, with River Cess reporting the highest prevalence (41%) and Montserrado the lowest (21%).(11-13)
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