tailieunhanh - SCALING UP PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV

Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition: Neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates all decreased since the 1987 DHS, but have stagnated more recently (Table 1). Breastfeeding rates have been declining, and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months decreased from 40% in 2002 to 32% in 2007. The leading causes of under-five mortality include: neonatal causes (38%), diarrheal diseases (18%), pneumonia (14%) and measles (5%) – all of which can improve with systems approaches such as training health workers on symptomatic diagnosis, expanding vaccination coverage and simplifying the referral process. Indonesia is considered on target for reducing child mortality in. | a report of the csis global health policy center Scaling Up Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV what will it take Author Margaret Reeves November 2011 CSIS CENTER FOR STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL STUDIES a report of the csis global health policy center Scaling Up Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV what will it take Author Margaret Reeves November 2011 CSIS CENTER FOR STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL STUDIES About CSIS In an era of ever-changing global opportunities and challenges the Center for Strategic and International Studies CSIS provides strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decisionmakers. CSIS conducts research and analysis and develops policy initiatives that look into the future and anticipate change. Founded by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke at the height of the Cold War CSIS was dedicated to the simple but urgent goal of finding ways for America to survive as a nation and prosper as a people. Since 1962 CSIS has grown to become one of the world s preeminent public policy institutions. Today CSIS is a bipartisan nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington DC. More than 220 full-time staff and a large network of affiliated scholars focus their expertise on defense and security on the world s regions and the unique challenges inherent to them and on the issues that know no boundary in an increasingly connected world. Former . senator Sam Nunn became chairman of the CSIS Board of Trustees in 1999 and John J. Hamre has led CSIS as its president and chief executive officer since 2000. CSIS does not take specific policy positions accordingly all views expressed herein should be understood to be solely those of the author s . Cover photo credit Mother and child showing the way to their flooded tukul in Torit photo by sidelife http photos sidelife 6188211742 in photostream . 2011 by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. All rights reserved. Center for Strategic and International .