children. Urban health. Medical policy. Health services administration. Medical assistance. Infant Mortality trends. Health Status Disparities. Family Planning Services. Birth control Developing countries. Communication in family planning. Social Determinants of Health. World Health statistics & numerical data Female. World Health statistics & numerical data Infant.
Pamphlet RA390. / A2. / U73 2015
Library of Congress Classification / Monograph
3ACKU000381995 3ACKU000382001 3ACKU000523406
Cover title. Abstract: This report presents a first-ever global assessment of health disparities between rich and poor in cities. It analyzes data for dozens of cities in developing countries and 25 cities in industrialized countries to see where child health and survival gaps are largest and where they are smallest. It also looks at progress over time to see where gaps have narrowed and where they have grown wider. While preventable deaths of young children are tragic, unacceptable and reason enough to focus more attention on health care for the most vulnerable, it is important to note that child mortality rates are also an important indicator of the overall health of a city. The young children dying in city slums today -- even where lifesaving care may be a stone's throw away -- represent perhaps the saddest expression of urban health system failure, and they also represent the everyday misery faced by millions of others. While there are multiple determinants of health in urban settings, this report focuses primarily on health-related interventions and approaches that we know can have a significant impact on the health and survival of mothers and