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State of Inequality: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health – Report
Direct Link to Full 124-Page 2015 Report:
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/164590/1/9789241564908_eng.pdf?ua=1&ua=1
Link to 8-Page Executive Summary:
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/170970/1/WHO_HIS_HSI_2015.2_eng.pdf?ua=1
The report
delivers both promising and disappointing messages about the situation in low-
and middle-income countries. Within-country inequalities have narrowed, with a
tendency for national improvements driven by faster improvements in
disadvantaged subgroups.
However, inequalities still persist in most reproductive, maternal, newborn and
child health indicators. The extent of within-country inequality differed by
dimension of inequality and by country, country income group and geographical
region. There is still much progress to be made in reducing inequalities in
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health.