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, Science in Action: Saving the lives of Africa's Mothers, Newborns, and Children working group, Henrik Axelson, Barney Cohen, Hoosen Coovadia, Roseanne Diab, Francis Nkrumah, Kate Kerber, Mary Kinney, Joy Lawn, Delali Akati, Reninald Fraser Amonoo, Francis Ankrah, B A Doudou, Hoosen Coovadia, Anna Coutsoudis, Robin Crewe, Roseanne Diab, Samuel Domngang, Oye Ibidapo-Obe, Ousmane Kane, Robert John Leke, Flex Luti, Joseph Malo, David Mbah, Paul E Mugambi, Franklin Muyonjo, Paul Nampala, Souleymane Niang, Francis Nkrumah, Oladoyin Odubanjo, Doh Anderson Sama, Delali Akati, Lauren Augustine, Anne-Marie Bergh, Robert Black, Mickey Chopra, Barney Cohen, Hoosen Coovadia, Anna Coutsoudis, Robin Crewe, Roseanne Diab, Ijeoma Emenanjo, Glenda Gray, Patrick Kelley, Kate Kerber, Mary Kinney, Joy Lawn, Shabir Madhi, Xola Mati, Charles Mwansambo, Phakamile Mngadi, Jack Moodley, Franklin Muyonjo, Francis Nkrumah, Oladoyin Odubanjo, Mark Patrick, Takalani Rambau, Helen Rees, Aranxta Maria Roca-Feltrer, Nthabiseng Taole, Sithembiso Velaphi, Jennifer Bryce, Flavia Bustreo, Andres de Francisco, Natalie Gamache, Elizeus Kahigwa, Linda Waite, Eileen Crimmins, Kuate Defo Barthelemy, Barbara Entwisle, Barbara Torrey, Seth Owusu-Agyei, David Schellenberg, Joanna Schellenberg, S Y Aboubacry, Peter Donaldson, Chales Hirschman, Wolfgang Lutz, Duncan Thomas, Maxine Weinstein, 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, Science in Action: Saving the lives of Africa's Mothers, Newborns, and Children working group, Henrik Axelson, Barney Cohen, Hoosen Coovadia, Roseanne Diab, Francis Nkrumah, Kate Kerber, Mary Kinney, Joy Lawn, Delali Akati, Reninald Fraser Amonoo, Francis Ankrah, B A Doudou, Hoosen Coovadia, Anna Coutsoudis, Robin Crewe, Roseanne Diab, Samuel Domngang, Oye Ibidapo-Obe, Ousmane Kane, Robert John Leke, Flex Luti, Joseph Malo, David Mbah, Paul E Mugambi, Franklin Muyonjo, Paul Nampala, Souleymane Niang, Francis Nkrumah, Oladoyin Odubanjo, Doh Anderson Sama, Delali Akati, Lauren Augustine, Anne-Marie Bergh, Robert Black, Mickey Chopra, Barney Cohen, Hoosen Coovadia, Anna Coutsoudis, Robin Crewe, Roseanne Diab, Ijeoma Emenanjo, Glenda Gray, Patrick Kelley, Kate Kerber, Mary Kinney, Joy Lawn, Shabir Madhi, Xola Mati, Charles Mwansambo, Phakamile Mngadi, Jack Moodley, Franklin Muyonjo, Francis Nkrumah, Oladoyin Odubanjo, Mark Patrick, Takalani Rambau, Helen Rees, Aranxta Maria Roca-Feltrer, Nthabiseng Taole, Sithembiso Velaphi, Jennifer Bryce, Flavia Bustreo, Andres de Francisco, Natalie Gamache, Elizeus Kahigwa, Linda Waite, Eileen Crimmins, Kuate Defo Barthelemy, Barbara Entwisle, Barbara Torrey, Seth Owusu-Agyei, David Schellenberg, Joanna Schellenberg, S Y Aboubacry, Peter Donaldson, Chales Hirschman, Wolfgang Lutz, Duncan Thomas, Maxine Weinstein

Abstract

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.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1. Achievable coverage increases of 20%…
Figure 1. Achievable coverage increases of 20% for outreach/community interventions in Uganda.
The figure shows current coverage for some key outreach packages in Uganda with arrows indicating the modeled increase of 20% points within two years. Data from Uganda Demographic Heath Survey, 2006. Some coverages estimated using standard LiST formulas .
Figure 2. Achievable coverage increases by addressing…
Figure 2. Achievable coverage increases by addressing the quality gap for facility births in Uganda.
The figure shows current coverage for some key facility-based MNCH interventions in Uganda with arrows indicating the modeled increase to the current coverage of institutional births within two years. Data from Uganda Demographic Heath Survey, 2006. Some coverages estimated using standard LiST formulas .

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