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PHOTO_MDG4_Bangladesh_slideshow2_v2In Bangladesh, roughly 60% of under-five deaths occur during the first month of life, the most vulnerable time for a child’s survival. The good news is that the country has taken action to address these preventable deaths.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Bangladesh_slideshow1Over the past 20 years, Bangladesh has been able to reduce neonatal mortality at double the pace than regional and global averages.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Bangladesh_slideshow3Changes in health policy related to newborn care, such as the National Neonatal Health Strategy, have generated momentum for action. Civil society and academics alongside the government have played key roles in recognizing and addressing newborn mortality.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Bangladesh_slideshow4Bangladesh has achieved MDG 4 by paying specific attention to newborn survival. It has lowered its neonatal mortality rate from 54 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 24 in 2012.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Bangladesh_slideshow5From 1990 to 2012, the number of newborn deaths in Bangladesh has dropped from 200,000 to 76,000.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Ethiopia_slideshow3_v2_0Ethiopia has made remarkable progress in reducing under-five mortality in recent years. The country is committed to ending preventable child deaths, and has achieved MDG 4 ahead of schedule.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Ethiopia_slideshow1The Government of Ethiopia continues to place high emphasis on child and newborn health. In 2012, it, along with India, the United States and UNICEF, convened the Child Survival Call to Action Forum to mobilize political leadership to end preventable child deaths.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Ethiopia_slideshow2According to the United Nations, the newborn mortality rate has declined in Ethiopia from 54 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 29 in 2012. The number of neonatal deaths decreased from 120,000 to 88,000 during this time.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Ethiopia_slideshow4As part of the government's Health Extension Program, health workers are providing important antenatal and postnatal care to mothers and babies in Ethiopia.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Malawi_slideshow5_v2Malawi has reached Millennium Development Goal 4 for child survival ahead of the 2015 deadline. According to the United Nations, the under-five mortality rate has fallen to 71 per 1,000 live births in 2012.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Malawi_slideshowThe annual reduction rate of newborn mortality in Malawi (3.3% per year between 1990 and 2012) is double the regional average (1.6% per year).
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PHOTO_MDG4_Malawi_slideshow4The scale-up of Kangaroo Mother Care into every part of the country has been an important step in addressing preterm birth. This is an important initiative since Malawi has the highest rate globally of babies born too soon (18 per 100 live births).
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PHOTO_MDG4_Malawi_slideshow6Newborn survival has benefitted from the high level attention to maternal health, such as the Presidential Initiative on Safe Motherhood established by President Banda in 2012. Saving mothers also saves children’s lives.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Nepal_Slideshow1_v2Each year more than 35,000 children in Nepal die before their 5th birthday – 57% of these deaths occur in the first month of life. Reaching MDG 4 in Nepal was made possible in part by government prioritizing newborn health.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Nepal_slideshow2The Community-Based Newborn Care Package was initiated in 2007 after the Government of Nepal used both global and local evidence to develop the strategy and design. It is now being scaled up across the country.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Nepal_slideshow3Nepal has achieved a 5.6% annual rate of reduction for under-5 mortality, meeting its goal to achieve MDG 4 early.
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PHOTO_MDG4_Nepal_slideshow4According to the United Nations, the newborn mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live babies) has declined 55 to 24 from 1990 to 2012. The number of neonatal deaths decreased from 36,000 to 14,000 during this time.
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Political will and commitment to address newborn health in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi and Nepal has contributed to the remarkable gains these countries have made in child survival.