Sub-Saharan Africa's mothers, newborns, and children: how many lives could be saved with targeted health interventions?

Ingrid K Friberg ; Mary V Kinney ; Joy E Lawn

; Kate J Kerber ; M Oladoyin Odubanjo ; Anne-Marie Bergh ; Neff Walker ; Eva Weissman ; Mickey Chopra ; Robert E Black ; +6 more... Science in Action: Saving the lives of Africa's Mothers, Newborn ; Henrik Axelson ; Barney Cohen ; Hoosen Coovadia ; Roseanne Diab ; Francis Nkrumah ; (2010) Sub-Saharan Africa's mothers, newborns, and children: how many lives could be saved with targeted health interventions? PLoS medicine, 7 (6). e1000295-. ISSN 1549-1277 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000295

Copy

As part of the series on maternal, neonatal, and child health in sub-Saharan Africa, Robert Black and colleagues estimated mortality reduction for 42 countries and conclude that the use of local data is needed to prioritize the most effective mix of interventions.