title: Global health leaders recommit to reducing child deaths.
abstract: New global initiatives aim to help more countries meet ambitious goals for curbing child and maternal deaths by 2015.
authors.affiliation: Jessica Bylander (jbylander@projecthope.org) is a senior editor at Health Affairs, in Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bylander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006040:Goals; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D014480:United Nations
keywords: Children’s Health; Developing World < International/global health studies; Disparities; Health Promotion/Disease Prevention; Maternal And Child Health