From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">cross posted from : <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">“…..This
report shows which countries are doing the best – and which are doing the
worst – at preventing these deaths. It also examines the need to strengthen
health systems, train and equip more health workers and make proven, underused
solutions available to every mother and newborn who needs them. Such efforts
could help prevent as many as 3 out of 4 newborn deaths.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The
first-ever <b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">Birth Day
Risk Index</span></i></b> compares first-day death rates for babies in 186
countries to identify the safest and most dangerous places to be born. The
annual Mothers’ Index uses the latest data on women’s health,
children’s health, educational attainment, economic well-being and female
political participation to rank 176 countries and show where mothers and
children fare best and where they face the greatest hardships…..”<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Contents<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Foreword
by Melinda Gates<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Introduction
by Carolyn Miles<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Executive
Summary: Key Findings and Recommendations <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Two
Decades of Progress, But Change Has Been Too Slow and Uneven <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Why Do
Newborns Die?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The
Most Dangerous Places to be Born<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Continuum
of Care for Mothers and Newborns <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Donor
Funding for Newborn Survival Does Not Match Need <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Saving
Newborn Lives in Industrialized Countries<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Take
Action for Newborns<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Appendix:
14th Annual Mothers’ Index & Country Rankings<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Methodology
and Research Notes<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Endnotes</span></font><br></p></div></div></div><br>