Introduction This is the first of seven articles from a preterm birth and stillbirth report.
Presented here is an overview of the burden, an assessment of the quality of current …

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[198] p.: graphs, maps, tablesThe 2013 report on the global AIDS epidemic contains the
latest data on numbers of new HIV infections, numbers of people receiving antiretroviral …

Despite increasing attention and investment for maternal, neonatal, and child health,
stillbirths remain invisible—not counted in the Millennium Development Goals, nor tracked …

Since 1994, the democratic government in South Africa has worked hard at improving the
lives of the black majority, yet close to half the population lives in poverty, jobs are scarce …

Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the
health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent …

Summary 15 years after liberation from apartheid, South Africans are facing new challenges
for which the highest calibre of leadership, vision, and commitment is needed. The effect of …

We assessed progress for primary health care in countries since Alma-Ata. First we
analysed life expectancy relative to national income and HIV prevalence to identify …

Introduction Family planning contributes significantly to the prevention of maternal and child
mortality. However, many women still do not use modern contraception and the numbers of …

South Africa is one of only 12 countries in which mortality rates for children have increased
since the baseline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 1990. Continuing …