Donor aid mentioning newborns and stillbirths, 2002-19: an analysis of levels, trends, and equity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global aid for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health has stagnated in recent years, and aid mentioning newborns or stillbirths has previously represented a very small proportion of aid for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health. Neonatal survival targets have been set by 78 countries, and stillbirth prevention targets have been set by 30 countries, to address the 4·4 million newborn deaths and stillbirths globally. We aimed to generate novel estimates of current levels of, and trends in, aid mentioning newborns and stillbirths over 2002-19, and to assess whether the amount of aid disbursed aligns with the associated mortality burden.

Methods

For this analysis, we did a manual review and coding of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation an

SUBMITTER: Kumar MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10603612 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature