Child health and survival in the Eastern Mediterranean region

Zulfiqar A Bhutta; Asim Belgaumi; Mohammad Abdur Rab; Zein Karrar; Mohamed Khashaba; Nezha Mouane

doi:10.1136/bmj.38979.379641.68

Child health and survival in the Eastern Mediterranean region

BMJ. 2006 Oct 21;333(7573):839-42. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38979.379641.68.

Authors

Zulfiqar A Bhutta¹, Asim Belgaumi, Mohammad Abdur Rab, Zein Karrar, Mohamed Khashaba, Nezha Mouane

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. zulfiqar.bhutta@aku.edu

Abstract

Most child deaths in the region are preventable and occur in just a few of the 22 countries in the region. The interventions are not expensive, but governments need to implement them

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Child Mortality
Child Welfare*
Delivery of Health Care
Health Planning
Humans
Maternal Health Services / organization & administration
Middle East / epidemiology
Perinatal Care / organization & administration
Social Change
Survival Analysis