Of the 10 million annual deaths of children below five years of age, four million are
neonates. Pakistan's neonatal mortality rate of 54/1000 live births, which accounts for 57% of …

Pakistan has third highest burden of maternal and children mortality across the globe. This
grim situation is further intensified by flaws of planning and implementation set forth in health …

Pakistan is a struggling economy with poor maternal and child health indicators that have
affected attainment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 (under-five …

Pakistan faces huge challenges in meeting its international obligations and agreed
Millennium Development Goal targets for reducing maternal and child mortality. While there …

The world has made substantial progress in reducing maternal and child mortality, but many
countries are projected to fall short of achieving their Millennium Development Goals …

The current year marks the completion of two thirds of the period between the adoption of
the millennium development goals (MDGs) and the target date of 2015. Although there has …

An estimated 400,000 infant and 16,500 maternal deaths occur annually in Pakistan. These
translate into an infant mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio that should be …

Although some progress has been made in India, achievement of the Fifth Millennium
Development Goal (MDG5; ie, 75% reduction in maternal mortality ratio [MMR] from 1990 by …

Globally, Pakistan has the third highest burden of maternal, fetal, and child mortality. It has
made slow progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 and in …

The article discusses the need to improve maternal health care to reduce neonatal mortality
in developing countries, which is the focus of the publication" The State of the World's …