Bangladesh's achievement in child survival

BANGLADESH COMMITTING TO CHILD SURVIVAL PROGRESS BANGLADESH HAS MET MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 4 (REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY). THE COUNTRY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ITS CHILDREN AND HAS REDUCED ITS CHILD MORTALITY RATE BY TWO THIRDS SINCE 1990 (FROM 139 DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS IN 1990 TO 46 IN 2011). UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATE BETWEEN 1990 AND 2011, THE UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATE DECLINED BY 67%, THEREBY MEETING THE 2015 TARGET. : 2015 (MDG TARGET) 1990 2011 139 DEATHS 46 DEATHS 46 DEATHS *DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS CAUSES OF UNDER-FIVE DEATHS in 2010 60% 56% 50% 40% 30% 23% 20% 14% 10% 6% 1% 0% NEONATAL* PNEUMONIA DIARRHOEA MALARIA OTHER *Includes all neonatal causes except neonatal pneumonia and diarrhoea. CHALLENGE WHILE THE UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATE HAS IMPROVED OVERALL, MAJOR INEQUALITIES STILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. ++++++++++++ UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATE DISPARITIES DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, BY WEALTH QUINTILE IN 2011 85 83 98 62 43 XXX: POOREST SECOND MIDDLE FOURTH RICHEST NEONATAL DEATHS Survival is an enormous challenge for children younger than 1 year of age, and especially for those younger than 1 month. In Bangladesh, 80,000 babies under 1 month of age died in 2011. STRATEGY & APPROACH UNICEF SUPPORTS THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH IN ITS OBJECTIVES TO REDUCE AND PREVENT UNDERNUTRITION AND TO ALLOW ALL CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THE MOST DEPRIVED AND MARGINALIZED, TO DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. MEASURES INCLUDE: STRENGTHENING INVESTING IN HEALTH THE EXPANDED MAINSTREAMING PROGRAMME ON NEONATAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS IMMUNIZATION IMPLEMENTING THE EXPANDING HEALTH CARE COVERAGE REACH EVERY DISTRICT STRATEGY IMPACT UNICEF HAS BEEN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE TO IMPROVE COVERAGE OFE EVIDENCE-BASED, INTEGRATED MATERNAL, NEONATAL AND CHILD HEALTH PACKAGES UNICEF has supported the Government in implementing Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (ÎMCI) since 1998. IMCI initially covered only high-mortality districts, but has since been scaled up. The Expanded Programme on Immunization has prevented an estimated All these interventions have led to 2 MILLION improvements in the caregiving and care-seeking behaviours for common newborn and childhood illnesses. deaths between 1987 and 2000 and continues to prevent approximately 200,000 deaths annually. #Promise4Children COMMITTING TO CHILD SURVIVAL Updated: 6 November 2012. A PROMISE RENEWED XX XXX XXX