ACHIEVING MDGS 4 & 5: MALAWI’S PROGRESS ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Author: Rafael Cortez, Intissar Sarker, Seemeen Saadat, and John Paul Clark

Year: August 2014

Category: Corporate Reports

Abstract

KEY MESSAGES:  Malawi has made impressive gains in maternal and child health, more than halving maternal and child mortality between 1990 and 2013.  Key interventions include community based service delivery; free primary care services at public facilities; and addressing malaria and HIV/AIDS. Improvements in the overall health system have also been greatly beneficial to Malawi.  Partnership with the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) has helped to reduce coverage gaps in rural areas and to increase utilization of maternal and child health services.  Moving forward, Malawi needs to focus on reducing drug and staff shortages, improving quality of services, addressing adolescent reproductive health, and unsafe abortions.

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