2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'The MDGs are a contract between the developed and the developing world
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to improve the quality of life in developing countries, laying out the
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responsibilities of both groups of countries in working towards
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achieving these goals.
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Developed countries are expected to provide 0.7\% of GNP in official
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development assistance to finance development programmes. Developing
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countries should provide an appropriate policy environment, while
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increasing their investment in these activities.
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Three of the eight goals are health related and aim to achieve between
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1990 and 2015: a two-thirds reduction in child deaths (MDG 4); a
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three-quarters decline in maternal deaths (MDG 5); and reversal of the
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HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis epidemics (MDG 6).
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Doubling the proportion of girls with a secondary education from 19\% to
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38\% could reduce fertility from 5.3 to 3.9 children per woman and lower
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infant mortality from 81 to 38 deaths per 1000 births.
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Other MDGs focus on public health (safe water, sanitation, environmental
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protection), alleviation of poverty and hunger, and the determinants of
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development (education, gender equity, fair trade, debt management).
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Income inequity exacerbates inequalities between the rich and the poor.
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Globally, only 36\% of poor women have access to skilled care at birth
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compared to 85\% among the wealthiest.
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In Africa and South-east Asia, the regions with highest maternal and
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child death rates, universal access to community, primary level and
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preventive interventions for newborns and mothers could reduce morbidity
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and mortality by half. Achieving the MDGs for maternal and child health
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would require universal access to clinical services as well.'
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affiliation: 'McCaw-Binns, A (Corresponding Author), Univ W Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica.
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McCaw-Binns, Affette, Univ W Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica.
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Hussein, Julia, Univ Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 1FX, Scotland.'
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author: McCaw-Binns, Affette and Hussein, Julia
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author-email: 'affette.mccawbinns@uwimona.edu.jm
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j.hussein@abdn.ac.uk'
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author_list:
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- family: McCaw-Binns
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given: Affette
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- family: Hussein
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given: Julia
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booktitle: MATERNAL AND PERINATAL HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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da: '2023-09-28'
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editor: Hussein, J and McCawBinns, A and Webber, R
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files: []
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isbn: 978-1-84593-745-4
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keywords-plus: 'SOLID-FUEL USE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; COST-EFFECTIVENESS; LOW-INCOME;
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HEALTH; SURVIVAL; BIRTH; STRATEGIES; COUNTRIES; SETTINGS'
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language: English
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number-of-cited-references: '53'
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pages: 10-24
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papis_id: 6b3268ce66e2fa90ecb9c45fc0364203
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ref: Mccawbinns2012millenniumdevelopmen
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times-cited: '0'
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title: The Millennium Development Goals
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2012'
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