[There are too many chefs in Africa].
Available interventions could prevent 6 out of 10 million deaths in children younger than 5 years of age every year. The health sector and donor agencies bear responsibility for not using these interventions. The UN's Millennium Development Goals are a step in the right direction towards a focused approach. The poor and illiterates are most seriously affected by a low quality of care. The hospital sector suffered unreasonably in the 1980's and now has to fight a vicious circle of mistrust, low quality, collapsed administrative and professional institutions and lack of financing. New and old interventions should be evaluated constantly to maximise efficiency.
Sodemann
Morten
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Statens Seruminstitut, Bandim Health Project, Odense C. mortenso@dadlnet.dk
D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D046688:Child Mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007390:International Agencies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors