Improving effectiveness and outcomes for the poor in health, nutrition, and population
The global aid architecture in health has changed over the past decade, with the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and a major expansion of the levels and sources of development assistance, particularly for low-income countries. While key health outcomes such as infant survival and nutritional stunting have improved over the decade in every developing region, nearly three-quarters of developing countries are either off track or seriously off track for achieving the MDG for reducing under-five mortality. Maternal mortality is declining at only 1 percent each year, a fifth of the rate needed to achieve the goal.