Make Every Mother and Child Count

World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7. The theme of World Health Day 2005 was healthy mothers and children. It provided an opportunity to raise awareness that too many mothers and children in the world are dying or suffering from the effects of ill-health, poor nutrition, and inadequate health care. In developing countries, pregnancy and childbirth are one of the leading causes of death for women of reproductive age, and one child in 12 does not reach his or her fifth birthday.

Source: Make Every Mother and Child Count: A Toolkit for Organizers of Activities
http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2005/en/ (Non-CDC site)

Learn more:

What We Know: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
http://www.cdc.gov/women/owh/worldhd/know.htm

Strategies to Protect and Improve Maternal and Child Health
http://www.cdc.gov/women/owh/worldhd/strateg.htm

CDC Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Programs and Activities
http://www.cdc.gov/women/owh/worldhd/programs.htm

Historical Perspectives: Maternal and Child Health Accomplishments
http://www.cdc.gov/women/owh/worldhd/historic.htm

World Health Day: World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2005/en/ (Non-CDC site)

World Health Day: Pan American Health Organization
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/whd05.htm (Non-CDC site)

Related Links
http://www.cdc.gov/women/owh/worldhd/links.htm

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This page last reviewed April 15, 2005
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