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MDG Countdown 2011: Celebrating successes and innovations.

 
On 21 September 2011, the UK Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell and USAID Administrator Raj Shah hosted an event during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) – MDG Countdown 2011: Celebrating successes and innovations.
The event  highlighted and celebrated the success of countries which are achieving progress in each Millennium Development Goal (MDG). The following programmes [...]

MDG 4: Child Mortality

The 8 Millennium Development Goals

MDG 1: Poverty
MDG 2: Universal Primary Education
MDG 3: Gender Equality
MDG 4: Child Mortality
MDG 5: Maternal Health
MDG 6: Combat HIV. Malaria and Disease
MDG 7: Environmental Sustainability
MDG 8: Develop Global Partnerships

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
In the developing world mortality for children with disability under five can be as high as 80%. Children [...]