Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-108).
Child survival: where we stand -- Lessons learned from evolving health-care systems and practices -- Community partnerships in primary health care for mothers, newborns and children -- Strengthening community partnerships, the continuum of care, and health systems -- Uniting for child survival -- Statistical tables.
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Assesses the state of child survival and primary health care for mothers, newborns and children today. These issues serve as sensitive barometers of a country's development and wellbeing and as evidence of its priorities and values. Investing in the health of children and their mothers is a human rights imperative and one of the surest ways for a country to set its course towards a better future.