Countdown to 2015: Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival - Fulfilling the Health Agenda for Women and Children, 2014
June 30, 2014
The 2014 report was released exactly 18 months to the day from the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals at the end of 2015. It includes an updated, detailed profile for each of the 75 Countdown countries, which together account for more than 95% of the global burden of maternal, newborn and child death. It provides an assessment of the state of the data to support evidence-based decisions in women’s and children’s health, and describes elements of the Countdown process that might inform ongoing efforts to hold the world to account for progress. It concludes by laying out concrete action steps that can be taken now to ensure continued progress for women and children in the years ahead.