DHS Working Paper No. 133
Standard Treatment Guidelines
A multisectoral approach to prevent anemia will save lives and improve the wellbeing of mothers, infants, and children
Nigeria is committed to end preventable newborn deaths, making life-saving interventions available to all mothers and babies who need them.
Further analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys, 2001-2011
Myanmar is one of the world’s 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, and supporting TB control in Myanmar is a global priority. This report reflects the findings, discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the fourth international review mission of the Myanmar National TB Programme (NTP)..., which brought together international and national partners to review progress in TB control and to offer guidance on future TB control directions and efforts.
A high-quality national disease prevalence survey completed in 2010 demonstrated a TB disease burden two to three times higher than anticipated on the basis of previous surveys. In 2011 about 200 000 adults and children will have developed TB, including 20 000 HIV infected and 9000 suffering from MDR-TB, both of which will require additional care and costly treatment. TB remains among the top killers of adults, and more women die of TB than from maternal causes.
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