tailieunhanh - THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND CHILD HEALTH: The Global Health Initiative and Beyond

Finally, for themost part, the agenda setters— that is, the politicians — found that child health is a readily accepted cause that meets with little opposi- tion when proposed as a subject for social investment (12). It should also be mentioned that childhood illnessesmake a substantial contribution to the global burden of disease (the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy alone, at the time it was formulated, addressed conditions that accounted for as much as 14% of disability-adjusted life years) (13), and high mortality rates in children under 5 years of age are an important contributor to reduced life expectancy in developing countries. Recently, however, the primacy of child health concerns has been challenged,. | THE HENRY J. KAISER FAMIEf FOUNDATION . global health policy THE . GOVERNMENT S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL MATERNAL NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH The Global Health Initiative and Beyond May 2010 THE HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION . global health policy THE . GOVERNMENT S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL MATERNAL NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH The Global Health Initiative and Beyond May 2010 Prepared by Kellie Moss Allison Valentine and Jen Kates with assistance from Kim Boortz and Adam Wexler Table of Contents Global Status of Efforts to Improve The . Government Key Policy Issues Appendix A. Glossary of Key Terms and Appendix B. Causes of Maternal Newborn and Child Appendix C. Key Approaches Appendix D. Key . and Global MNCH Efforts by Appendix E . Funding for MNCH Nutrition by Country Region FY 2008 FY Figure .