Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysis

Social, economic, political and health system and program determinants of child mortality reduction in China between 1990 and 2006: A systematic analysis

Between 1990 and 2006, China reduced its under-five mortality rate (U5MR) from 64.6 to 20.6 per 1000 live births and achieved the fourth United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal nine years ahead of target. This study explores the contribution of social, economic and political determinants, health...

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Main Authors: Xing Lin Feng, Evropi Theodoratou, Li Liu, Kit Yee Chan, David Hipgrave, Robert Scherpbier, Hana Brixi, Sufang Guo, Wen Chunmei, Mickey Chopra, Robert E. Black, Harry Campbell, Igor Rudan, Yan Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Health
Subjects:
China
under-five mortality rate
reduction
determinants
social
economic
political
health system
policy
health programmes
Online Access:http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201201/13-Article%20Feng.pdf
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Summary:Between 1990 and 2006, China reduced its under-five mortality rate (U5MR) from 64.6 to 20.6 per 1000 live births and achieved the fourth United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal nine years ahead of target. This study explores the contribution of social, economic and political determinants, health system and policy determinants, and health programmes and interventions to this success.
ISSN:2047-2978
2047-2986

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