scholarly journals How many lives are at stake? Assessing 2030 sustainable development goal trajectories for maternal and child health

BMJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. k373 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W McArthur ◽  
Krista Rasmussen ◽  
Gavin Yamey
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
And Child Health

Information and communication technologies and access to maternal and child health information: Implications for sustainable development

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 524-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngozi B Ukachi ◽  
Stella NI Anasi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

Maternal and child mortality pose a great challenge in developing nations notwithstanding the robust initiatives instituted at both the global and national levels to ameliorate it. This study is aimed at ascertaining women’s perception of the impact of information and communication technologies on access to maternal and child health information and its implication on sustainable development. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting University of Lagos Teaching Hospital and subsequently, the three clinics (Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics Outpatient, and Antenatal clinics) where the needed groups could be seen. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection while SPSS statistical package was used for data analysis. The study revealed that the women perceive information and communication technologies to have a positive impact on their access to maternal and child health information while the key technological facilities used by the respondents in accessing maternal and child health information were mobile phones and social media tools such as Facebook, YouTube, blogs and Twitter. It was also found that irregular power supply, poor Internet access, and ignorance of the media that transmit maternal and child health information were the key factors that militate against effective access to maternal and child health information using communication technologies. The implication of this result on sustainable development is discussed and recommendations made.

scholarly journals Maternal and child health in Bangladesh: a critical look at the policy and the sustainable development goals

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Newaz Khan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Expected Improvement ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Child Health

Based on secondary analysis, this paper places a critical discussion looking back in history of maternal health achievements by Bangladesh, future adaptability and potentials forwarding to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by United Nations. Since the transition from MDGs to SDGs, Bangladesh achieved a many progress in maternal health development but still grappling with many structural and cultural barriers. Implementation of policy documents in community level, lack of better infrastructure, health bureaucracy induced delays, culture of absenteeism among practitioners and lack good health governance are some major challenges still hindering a fostered progress in achieving the expected improvement in maternal and child health condition in community and broader level. Evidences discussed in this paper suggests that, the clauses related to implementation and maintenance need to be stronger in the maternal health policy for future direction and sustainable progress in maternal health. The policy should act in practice, not as a document, to improve maternal health and reducing mortality that would finally speed up the progress in achieving SDGs target in more pragmatic sense.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. September 2017, 3(3): 298-304

scholarly journals Sustainable Development Goals: relevance to maternal and child health in Nepal

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Promod R Regmi ◽  
Edwin Van Teijlingen ◽  
Vanora Hundley ◽  
Padam Simkhada ◽  
Sheetal Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Child Health

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scholarly journals Evaluating maternal and child health indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals in 2018: what is Iran’s position?

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. e2019045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham Khatooni ◽  
Isa Akbarzadeh ◽  
Elham Abdalmaleki ◽  
Zhaleh Abdi ◽  
Elham Ahmadnezhad
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Early Years ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Child Health

OBJECTIVES: Since many Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were not achieved, countries including Iran—despite achieving some of the MDGs—need regular planning to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This article examines maternal and child health indicators in the early years of the SDGs in Iran relative to several other countries.METHODS: This study was carried out through a secondary analysis of maternal and child health indicators in Iran. The results were compared with data from other countries divided into three groups: countries with upper-middle income levels, countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region, and the countries covered by the Outlook Document 1,404 (a regional classification). Then, the relationship between these indicators and the Human Development Index was investigated.RESULTS: Iran has attained better results than other countries with respect to maternal mortality, family planning, skilled birth attendance, under-5 deaths, incidence of hepatitis B, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination coverage, and antenatal care. In contrast, Iran performed worse than other countries with respect to under-5 wasting, under-5 stunting, and care-seeking behavior for children.CONCLUSIONS: Overall, among the 11 indicators surveyed, Iran has attained better-than-average results and seems to be improving. We recommend that Iran continue interventions in the field of maternal and child health.

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