Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in Indonesia : saving lives, saving the future / Joint Committee on Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Indonesia, Development, Security, and Cooperation Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies ; AIPI Indonesian Academy of Sciences.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.) Joint Committee on Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Indonesia, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Joint Committee on Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Indonesia, issuing body.

Akademi Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infants--Mortality--Indonesia--Congresses.

Infants.

Fetal death--Indonesia--Congresses.

Fetal death.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Republic of Indonesia, home to over 240 million people, is the world's fourth most populous nation. Ethnically, culturally, and economically diverse, the Indonesian people are broadly dispersed across an archipelago of more than 13,000 islands. Rapid urbanization has given rise to one megacity (Jakarta) and to 10 other major metropolitan areas. And yet about half of Indonesians make their homes in rural areas of the country. Indonesia, a signatory to the United Nations Millennium Declaration, has committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, recent estimates suggest that Indonesia will not achieve by the target date of 2015 MDG 4 - reduction by two-thirds of the 1990 under - 5 infant mortality rate (number of children under age 5 who die per 1,000 live births) - and MDG 5 - reduction by three-quarters of the 1990 maternal mortality ratio (number of maternal deaths within 28 days of childbirth in a given year per 100,000 live births). Although much has been achieved, complex and indeed difficult challenges will have to be overcome before maternal and infant mortality are brought into the MDG-prescribed range. Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Indonesia is a joint study by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Indonesian Academy of Sciences that evaluates the quality and consistency of the existing data on maternal and neonatal mortality; devises a strategy to achieve the Millennium Development Goals related to maternal mortality, fetal mortality (stillbirths), and neonatal mortality; and identifies the highest priority interventions and proposes steps toward development of an effective implementation plan. According to the UN Human Development Index (HDI), in 2012 Indonesia ranked 121st out of 185 countries in human development. However, over the last 20 years the rate of improvement in Indonesia's HDI ranking has exceeded the world average. This progress may be attributable in part to the fact that Indonesia has put considerable effort into meeting the MDGs. This report is intended to be a contribution toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

""Front Matter ""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""Chapter 2 The Data Conundrum""; ""Chapter 3 Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Mortality""; ""Chapter 4 The Indonesian Health Care System""; ""Chapter 5 The Quality of Care""; ""Chapter 6 Governance Issues""; ""Chapter 7 Strengthening the Financing of Maternal and Neonatal Health""; ""Chapter 8 Recommendations""; ""Appendix: Fertility Decline in Indonesia and Its Relationship to Maternal Mortality""; ""Glossary""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 5, 2013).

ISBN:

0-309-29079-1

0-309-29077-5

OCLC:

870331875