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AuthorAbdul Rahim, Hanan
AuthorWick, Laura
AuthorHalileh, Samia
AuthorHassan-Bitar, Sahar
AuthorChekir, Hafedh
AuthorWatt, Graham
AuthorKhawaja, Marwan
Available date2016-06-26T11:02:58Z
Publication Date2009-03
Publication NameThe Lancet
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60108-2
Citation"Maternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territory" , Hanan F Abdul Rahim, Laura Wick, Samia Halileh, Sahar Hassan-Bitar, Hafedh Chekir, Graham Watt, Marwan Khawaja . (2009) , The Lancet , Elsevier.
ISSN0140-6736
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4651
AbstractThe Countdown to 2015 intervention coverage indicators in the occupied Palestinian territory are similar to those of other Arab countries, although there are gaps in continuity and quality of services across the continuum of the perinatal period. Since the mid 1990s, however, access to maternity facilities has become increasingly unpredictable. Mortality rates for infants (age ≤1 year) and children younger than 5 years have changed little, and the prevalence of stunting in children has increased. Living conditions have worsened since 2006, when the elected Palestinian administration became politically and economically boycotted, resulting in unprecedented levels of Palestinian unemployment, poverty, and internal confl ict, and increased restrictions to health-care access. Although a political solution is imperative for poverty alleviation, sustainable development, and the universal right to health care, women and children should not have to wait. Urgent action from international and local decision makers is needed for sustainable access to high-quality care and basic health entitlements
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
Subjectchild health
occupied Palestinian
Maternal health
Palestine
TitleMaternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territory
TypeArticle
Volume Number373
ESSN1474-547X
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