CHERG - Child Epidemiology Reference Group

Projects

Projects

Child Mortality and Morbidity

Underlying causes of child death

Effect of co-morbidity on child mortality

Country-level causes of child mortality

Failures in the “pathways to survival”

Incidence and sequelae of child morbidity

Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Causes of maternal mortality

Incidence and sequelae of maternal morbidity

Risk Factors

Indoor and outdoor air pollution

IUGR and preterm birth as risk factors for morbidity/mortality

Micronutrient deficiencies and nutritional status

Birth spacing as a risk factor of maternal and child mortality

Program-related Evidence

Intervention effectiveness to reduce maternal/child mortality

Measurement of intervention coverage

Enhance the LiST methodology

Projects

Child Mortality and Morbidity		Risk Factors for Maternal and Child Health
Underlying causes of child death		Indoor and outdoor air pollution
Effect of co-morbidity on child mortality		IUGR and preterm birth as risk factors for morbidity/mortality
Country-level causes of child mortality		Micronutrient deficiencies and nutritional status
Failures in the “pathways to survival”		Birth spacing as a risk factor of maternal and child mortality
Incidence and sequelae of child morbidity
		Program-related Evidence
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity		Intervention effectiveness to reduce maternal/child mortality
Causes of maternal mortality		Measurement of intervention coverage
Incidence and sequelae of maternal morbidity		Enhance the LiST methodology

Untitled Document

Examination of Child in Benin

PowerPoint Presentation
Global Child Mortality: Status in 2008

New Publications
BMC Public Health special issue: Technical inputs, enhancements and applications of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST).

Progress and barriers for the control of diarrhoeal disease. The Lancet. July 3, 2010.

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis. The Lancet. May 12, 2010

International Journal of Epidemiology special issue on the development and use of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST), April 2010.

LiST Tool
Download the the Lives Saved Tool

Stillbirth Data Analysis Added to Lives Saved Tool