Mind the gap: equity and trends in coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health services in 54 Countdown countries

  • 11/04/2008

  • Lancet

Increasing the coverage of key maternal, newborn, and child health interventions is essential if Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 and 5 are to be reached. We have assessed equity and trends in coverage rates of a key set of interventions through a summary index, to provide overall insight into past performance and progress perspectives.