Assessing development assistance for child survival between 2000 and 2014: A multi-sectoral perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The majority of Countdown countries did not reach the fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 4) on reducing child mortality, despite the fact that donor funding to the health sector has drastically increased. When tracking aid invested in child survival, previous studies have exclusively focused on aid targeting reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH). We take a multi-sectoral approach and extend the estimation to the four sectors that determine child survival: health (RMNCH and non-RMNCH), education, water and sanitation, and food and humanitarian assistance (Food/HA).

Methods and findings

Using donor reported data, obtained mainly from the OECD Creditor Reporting System and Development Assistance Committee, we tracked the level and trends of a

SUBMITTER: Lu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5507412 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature