Building a future for women and children

摘要

Countdown to 2015: Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival is a unique initiative in the global health landscape. Conceived in 2003 by The Lancet Child Survival Series team, Countdown includes academics, governments, representatives of multilateral and bilateral agencies, professional associations, nongovernmental organisations, and other members of civil society who share the common goal of increasing accountability for progress towards the fourth and fifth Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The fourth report of Countdown will be launched on June 13, 2012, at the Child Survival Call to Action, following previous successful reports launched at events in London (2005), Cape Town (2008), and Washington (2010).