Publications – Countdown 2030

Find journal articles and reports prepared by Countdown researchers collaborators from 2006 to the present. Search by publication type, year, topic, words and phrases in the document’s title, and author. Each entry has links to the actual document. Email countdown@jhu.edu if you have questions about Countdown publications.

Leaving No Woman and Child Behind: Inequalities in Nutrition Coverage and Status Among Women, Children and Adolescents in West Africa

. , 2020,

Leaving No Woman and Child Behind: Inequalities in Nutrition Coverage and Status Among Women, Children and Adolescents in West Africa

. , 2019,

Summary report of the second Countdown 2030 analysis workshop in Eastern and Southern Africa

. , 2018,

Strengthening Analysis and Evidence for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH&N)

. , 2018,

Workshop on Reducing Inequalities in RMNCH in sub-Saharan Africa: Use of Data and Evidence for Action and Accountability

. , 2019,

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Analysis Workshop: Generating evidence and strengthening country capacity

. , 2019,

Dissemination of health inequalities in Zambia

. , 2019,

Health facility data analysis: 3rd workshop

. , 2018,

Dissemination of RMNCH analysis workshop results in Uganda

. , 2018,

Summary report of the second Countdown 2030 analysis workshop in Eastern and Southern Africa

. , 2018,

Summary report of the first Countdown 2030 analysis workshop in Eastern and Southern Africa

. , 2017,

EXPERT GROUP WORKSHOP ON WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

Ewerling F., Barros A.,. , 2018,

Regional Workshop on Ethnic Inequalities in RMNCH in Latin America and Launch of the Countdown Haiti Case Study

. , 2017,

Measuring inequalities in RMNCH

. , 2016,

Special Issue: Countdown to 2015 for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival

. Global Health Action , 2015,

Countdown to 2015 country case studies: analyzing progress towards maternal and child survival in the Millennium Development Goal era

. BMC, 2015,

Measurement of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition

. BMJ, 2019,

Measuring and Monitoring Coverage and Quality of Care in Low and Middle Income Countries

. J Glob Health, 2020,

Leave No One Behind

. BMJ, 2020,

Delivering health and nutrition interventions for women and children in conflict settings: country case studies from the BRANCH Consortium

Thomas L, Jabbour S, Gaffey M.,. BMC, 2020,

Women’s and Children’s Health in Conflict Settings

Wise P, Shiel A, Southard N,Bendavid E, Welsh J, Stedman S,et al.. The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00130-6

Closing inequality gaps: Prioritizing nutrition among women and adolescents in West Africa

Countdown to 2030. , 2019,

Inequalities in antenatal care coverage and 3 quality: an analysis from 63 low and 4 middle-income countries using the ANCq 5 content-qualified coverage indicator

Arroyave L, Saad G, Victora C, Barros A., . International Journal for Equity in Health , 2021, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01440-3

A new content-qualified antenatal care coverage indicator: Development and validation of a score using national health surveys in low- and middle-income countries

Arroyave L, Saad G, Victora C, Barros A., . Global Health , 2021, 10.7189/jogh.11.04008

Democratic South Africa at 25 – a conceptual framework and narrative review of the social and structural determinants of adolescent health

George A., Jacobs T.,. BMC, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00679-3

Mobilising evidence, data, and resources to achieve global maternal and child undernutrition targets and the Sustainable Development Goals: an agenda for action

Heidkamp R, Piwoz E, Gillespie S, Keats E, D'Alimonte M, Menon P. Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00568-7

Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of implementation factors

Kinney M, Walugembe D, Wanduru P, Waiswa P, George A. Oxford Academic , 2021, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab011

Adolescent health in the Sustainable Development Goal era: are we aligned for multisectoral action?

George A, Jacobs T, Ved R, Jacobs T, Rasanathan K, Zaidi S. . BMJ, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004448

Effective interventions to address maternal and child malnutrition: an update of the evidence

Emily C Keats, PhD ,Jai K Das, MD, Rehana A Salam, PhD Zohra S Lassi, PhD Aamer Imdad, MD Prof Robert E Black, MD Prof Zulfiqar A Bhutta, PhD . The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30274-1

Revisiting maternal and child undernutrition in low-income and middle-income countries: variable progress towards an unfinished agenda

prof Cesar G Victora, MD Prof Parul Christian, DrPH Luis Paulo Vidaletti, MSc Giovanna Gatica-Domínguez, PhD Purnima Menon, PhD Prof Robert E Black, MD. The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00394-9

Countdown to 2015 country case studies: analysing progress towards maternal and child survival in the Millennium Development Goal era

Owen HJ, Singh NS, Berman P, Lawn JE and Requejo J. BMC Public Health, 2016,

Special Issue: Countdown to 2015 for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival

. Global Health Action, 2015,

Delivering health and nutrition interventions for women and children in conflict settings: country case studies from the BRANCH Consortium

Thomas L, Jabbour S and Gaffey, M. Conflict and Health, 2020,

Measurement of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition

. BMJ Global Health, 2019,

Leave No One Behind

. BMJ and BMJ Global Health, 2020,

Measuring and Monitoring Coverage and Quality of Care in Low and Middle Income Countries

Countdown Coverage Technical Working Group. Journal of Global Health , 2020,

Women’s and Children’s Health in Conflict Settings

BRANCH Consortium. The Lancet, 2021,

Delivering health and nutrition interventions for women and children in conflict settings: country case studies from the BRANCH Consortium

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Countdown to 2030 Collaboration. Haiti on the pathway to 2030, what has been done so far? A Haiti country-case study

WHO (World Health Organization), PAHO (Pan American Health Organization). PAHO, 2019,

Measuring universal health coverage in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health: an update of the composite coverage index.

Wehrmeister FC, Barros AJD, Hosseinpoor AR, Boerma T, Victora C.. Plos One, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232350

Consumption of breast milk, formula and other non-human milk by children aged under two years: analysis of 86 low and middle-income countries.

Neves PAR, Barros AJD, Baker P, et al.. PubMed, 2020, doi:10.1017/S1368980020004061

Association between availability of children’s book and the literacy-numeracy skills of children aged 36 to 59 months: secondary analysis of the UNICEF Multiple-Indicator Cluster Surveys covering 35 countries

Manu A, Ewerling F, Barros AJ, Victora CG. J Glob Health, 2019, doi:10.7189/jogh.09.010403

Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in stunting prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean countries: differences between quintiles and deciles.

Flores-Quispe MDP, Restrepo-Mendez MC, Maia MFS, Ferreira LZ, Wehrmeister FC. Int J Equity Health., 2019, doi:10.1186/s12939-019-1046-7

Large and persistent subnational inequalities in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health intervention coverage in sub-Saharan Africa.

Faye CM, Wehrmeister FC, Melesse DY, et al. . BMJ Global Health , 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002232

Does women’s age matter in the SDGs era: coverage of demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods and institutional delivery in 91 low- and middle-income countries.

da Silva ICM, Everling F, Hellwig F, et al.. BMC, 2020,

Religious affiliation and immunization coverage in 15 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Costa JC, Weber AM, Darmstadt GL, Abdalla S, Victora CG.. Science Direct, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.024

Addressing the persistent inequities in immunization coverage.

Chopra M, Bhutta Z, Chang Blanc D, et al. . Bull World Health Organization, 2020, doi:10.2471/BLT.19.241620

Patterns in wealth-related Inequalities in 86 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: global evidence on the emergence of vaccine hesitancy.

Cata-Preta BO, Wehrmeister FC, Santos TM, Barros AJD, Victora CG. American Journal of Preventative Medicine , 2021,

Maternal and child health inequalities among migrants: the case of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Rev Panam Salud Publica.

Bouilly R, Gatica-Domínguez G, Mesenburg M, et al.. PubMed, 2020, 10.26633/RPSP.2020.144

Are inequities decreasing? Birth registration for children under five in low-income and middle-income countries, 1999-2016.

Bhatia A, Krieger N, Beckfield J, Barros AJD, Victora C.. BMJ Global Health , 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001926

First-food systems transformations and the ultra-processing of infant and young child diets: The determinants, dynamics and consequences of the global rise in commercial milk formula consumption.

Baker P, Melo T, Augusto Neves P, et al.. Wiley Online Library , 2020, doi:10.1111/mcn.13097

After COVID-19, a future for the world’s children

WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commissioners. Lancet, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31481-1

Does having a phone matter for women’s health? Linking phone access among women to careseeking in India: An exploratory analysis of the National Family Health Survey.

Mohan D, Bashingwa JJH, Tiffin N, Dhar D, Mulder N, George A, LeFevre AE. Plos One, 2020,

Violence against women health workers: The tip of the iceberg of gender power relations in global health.

George A, McConville F, deVries S, Nigenda G, Sarfraz S, McIsaac M.. BMJ, 2020,

Socio-demographic and economic inequalities in modern contraception in 11 low- and middle-income countries: an analysis of the PMA2020 surveys

Blumenberg C, Hellwig F, Ewerling F, Barros AJD. BMC, 2020, doi: 10.1186/s12978-020-00931-w.

Delivering for women, children, and adolescents during and after covid-19

Requejo J, Diaz T, Boerma T, Victora C, Hoope-Bender P.. BMJ Opinion , 2020,

Measurement and accountability for maternal, newborn and child health: fit for 2030?

Marchant T, Boerma T, Diaz T, Huicho L, Kyobutungi C, Mershon CH, Schellenberg J, Somers K, Waiswa P; Nairobi Grou. BMJ Global Health , 2020,

Tracking progress towards universal coverage for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health

. , 2017,

Haiti Country-Case Study on Maternal and Child Health 1990-2018.

Joseph G, Mujica O, Huicho L, Barros AJ. , 2018,

SDG3-Related Inequalities in Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health: A Baseline for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Sanhueza A, Carvajal L, Mujica OJ, Vidaletti LP, Victora CG, Barros A.. SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020, 10.2139/ssrn.3726176

Ethnic inequalities in child stunting and feeding practices: results from surveys in thirteen countries from Latin America.

Gatica-Domínguez G, Mesenburg MA, Barros AJD, Victora CG. International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020, 10.1186/s12939-020-01165-9.

The impact of women’s empowerment on their children’s early development in 26 African countries.

Ewerling F, Lynch JW, Mittinty M, Raj A, Victora CG, Coll CV, et al. . Global Health, 2020, doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.020406

The SWPER index for women’s empowerment in Africa: development and validation of an index based on survey data

Fernanda Ewerling, John W Lynch, Cesar G Victora, Anouka van Eerdewijk, Marcelo Tyszler, and Aluisio J D Barros. Lancet Global Health, 2017, 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30292-9

SWPER Global:A survey-based women’s empowerment index expanded from Africa to all low- and middle-income countries.

Ewerling F, Raj A, Victora CG, Hellwig F, Coll CVN, Barros AJD.. Jounal Glob Heal., 2020, doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.020434.

Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Outcomes in a Decade, Pakistan Report 2020

Hafeez A, Zaka N, Ahmad I, Shahzad K. , 2000,

Trends and determinants of newborn mortality in Kyrgyzstan: a Countdown country case study

Mahdis Kamali, James E Wright, Nadia Akseer, Hana Tasic, Kaitlin Conway, Saman Brar, Cholpon Imanalieva, Gerrit Maritz, Arjumand Rizvi, Baktyiar Stanbekov, Sagynbu Abduvalieva, Elvira Toialieva, Zulfiqar A Bhutta. The Lancet Global Health , 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30460-5

Endline review of the Investment Case for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Sharpened Plan in Uganda

Ministry of Health, Uganda & the World Bank. World Bank Group , 2020,

Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Outcomes in a Decade

Pakistan Report . , 2020,

The political and security dimensions of the humanitarian health response to violent conflict

Wise PH, Annie Shiel A, Southard N, Bendavid E, Welsh J, Stephen Stedman S, Tanisha Fazal T, Felbab-Brown V, Polatty D, Waldman RJ, Spiegel PB, Blanchet K, Dayoub R, Zakayo A, Barry M, Garcia DM, Pagano H, Black RE, Gaffey MF, Bhutta ZA,. The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00130-6

A commitment to support the world’s most vulnerable women, children, and adolescents

Clark H. The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00137-9

Doing better for women and children in armed conflict settings

Bhutta ZA, Gaffey MF, Spiegel PB, Waldman RJ, Wise PH, Blanchet K, Boerma T, Langer A, Black RE. The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00127-6

Delivering health and nutrition interventions for women and children in different conflict contexts: a framework for decision making on what, when, and how

Gaffey MF, Waldman RJ, Blanchet K, Amsalu R, Capobianco E, Ho LS, Khara T, Garcia DM, Aboubaker S, Ashorn P, Spiegel PB, Black RE, Bhutta ZA, the BRANCH Consortium Steering Committee . The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00133-1

Delivering health interventions to women, children, and adolescents in conflict settings: what have we learned from ten country case studies?

Singh NS, Ataullahjan A, Ndiaye K, Das JK, Wise PH, Altare C, Ahmed Z, Sami S, Akik C, Tappis H, Mirzazada S, Garcés-Palacio IC, Ghattas H, Langer A, Waldman RJ, Spiegel P, Bhutta ZA, Blanchet K, the BRANCH Consortium Steering Committee . The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00132-X

The effects of armed conflict on the health of women and children

Bendavid E, Boerma T, Akseet N, Langer A, Malembaka EB, Okiro E, Wise PH, Heft-Neal S, Black RE, Bhutta ZA, BRANCH Consortium Steering Committee. The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00131-8

The political and security dimensions of the humanitarian health response to violent conflict

Wise PH, Shiel A, Southard N, Bendavid E, Welsh J, Stedman S, Fazal T, Felbab-Brown V, Polatty D, Waldman RJ, Spiegel P, Blanchet K, Dayoub R, Zakayo A, Barry M, Daniel Martinez D, Garcia DM, Pagano H, Black R, Gaffey MF, Bhutta ZA, for the BRANCH Consortium. The Lancet, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00130-6

Measurement and accountability for maternal, newborn and child health: fit for 2030?

Marchant T, Boerma T, Diaz T, Huicho L, Kyobutungi C, Mershon CH, Schellenberg J, Somers K, Waiswa P. BMJ Global Health, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002697

Intimate partner violence in 46 low-income and middle-income countries: an appraisal of the most vulnerable groups of women using national health surveys

Coll CVN, Ewerling F, García-Moreno C, et al. BMJ Global Health, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002208

Delivering for women, children, and adolescents during and after covid-19.

Requejo J, Diaz T, Boerma T, Victora C, Hoope-Bender P.. BMJ Opinion, 2020, https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/09/23/delivering-for-women-children-and-adolescents-during-and-after-covid-19/

Assessing coverage of interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition

Requejo J, Diaz T, Park L, Chou D, Choudhury A, Guthold R et al.. BMJ Global Health, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6915

A forgotten group during humanitarian crises: a systematic review of sexual and reproductive health interventions for young people including adolescents in humanitarian settings

Jennings L, George A, Jacobs, T, et al.. Conflict and Health, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-019-0240-y

How to use relevant data for maximal benefit with minimal risk: digital health data governance to protect vulnerable populations in low income and middle-income countries

Tiffin N, George A, LeFevre AE.. BMJ Global Health, 2019, doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001395

Donor funding for family planning: levels and trends between 2003 and 2013

Grollman C, Cavallaro FL, Duclos D, Bakare V, Mart__nez _Ålvarez M, Borghi J.. Health Policy Plan, 2018, doi:10.1093/heapol/czy006

Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in Conflict: A Case Study on Syria Using Countdown Indicators.

DeJong J, Ghattas H, Bashour H, Mourtada R, Akik C, Reese-Masterson. BMJ Global Health, 2017, doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000302

Coverage and inequalities in maternal and child health interventions in Afghanistan

Akseer, N., Bhatti, Z., Rizvi, A. et al.. BMC Public Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3406-1

Remaining missed opportunities of child survival in Peru: modelling mortality impact of universal and equitable coverage of proven interventions

Tam Y, Huicho L, Huayanay-Espinoza CA, Restrepo-M_©ndez MC.. BMC Public Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3668-7

Estimating family planning coverage from contraceptive prevalence using national household surveys.

Barros A, Boerma T, Hosseinpoor A, Restrepo-M_©ndez M, Wong K, Victora C.. Global Health Action, 2015, doi:10.3402/gha.v8.29735

Maternal mortality in Bangladesh: a Countdown to 2015 country case study

El Arifeen S, Hill K, Ahsan KZ, et al.. The Lancet, 2014, doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60955-7

Monitoring maternal, newborn and child health: understanding key progress indicators

This report has been co-produced by Countdown to 2015 and the Health Metrics Network.. Countdown Report, 2011,

Comment: Delivering for women and children

Stoltenberg J,. The Lancet, 2008, doi:1016/S0140-6736(08)60540-1

Countdown to 2030: West Africa Initiative on Nutrition: Leaving No Woman and Child Behind: Inequalities in Nutrition Coverage and Status Among Women, Children and Adolescents in West Africa

Countdown to 2030 Collaboration.. , 2020, https://www.countdown2030.org/countdown-news/technical-report-release-countdown-to-2030-west-african-initiative-on-nutrition

How can we realise the full potential of health systems for nutrition?

Heidkamp RA, Wilson E, Menon P, Kuo H, Walton S, Gatica-Domínguez G et al.. BMJ Global Health, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6911

Implementation of maternal and perinatal death reviews: a scoping review protocol

Kinney MV, Walugembe DR, Wanduru P, et al.. BMJ Open, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031328

Data quality self-assessment of child health and sexual reproductive health indicators in Botswana, 2016-2017

Tlale LB, Morake B, Lesetedi O, Maribe L, Masweu M, Faye C, Asiki G.. PLoS One, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220313

Enabling reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health interventions: Time trends and driving factors of health expenditure in the successful story of Peru.

Huicho L, Huayanay-Espinoza CA, Hernandez P, Nino de Guzman J, Rivera-CH M.. PLOS One, 2018, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206455. eCollection 2018.

The SWPER index for women’s empowerment in Africa: development and validation of an index based on survey data

Ewerling F, Lynch JW, Victora CG, van Eerdewijk A, Tyszler M, Barros AJD⁴.. The Lancet Global Health, 2017, doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30292-9

Achieving maternal and child health gains in Afghanistan: a Countdown to 2015 country case study

Akseer N, Salehi A, Hossain S et al.. The Lancet Global Health, 2016, doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30002-X.

Countdown to 2030 for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition

Victora C, Requejo J, Boerma T, Amouzou A, Bhutta ZA, Black RE, Chopra M; Countdown to 2030.. The Lancet Global Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30204-2

Moving ahead: what will a renewed Countdown to 2030 for Women and Children look like?

Bhutta ZA, Chopra M.. The Lancet, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00527-9

National health policy-makers’ views on the clarity and utility of Countdown to 2015 country profiles and reports: findings from two exploratory qualitative studies

Hunter BM, Requejo J et al.. Health Research Policy and Systems, 2014, doi:10.1186/1478-4505-12-40

Countdown to 2015: assessment of official development assistance to maternal, newborn, and child health, 200308

Pitt C, Greco G, Powell-Jackson T, Mills A.. The Lancet, 2010, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61302-5

Editorial: South Africa in the spotlight

The Lancet,. The Lancet, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60530-9

Health services for women, children and adolescents in conflict affected settings: experience from North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Altare C, Malembaka EB, Tosha M. et al.. Conflict and Health, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-00265-1

Structural determinants of gender inequality: why they matter for adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health

George AS, Amin A, de Abreu Lopes CM, Ravindran TKS. BMJ Global Health, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6985

Generating statistics from health facility data: the state of routine health information systems in Eastern and Southern Africa

Ma_Øga A, Jiwani SS, Mutua MK, et al.. BMJ Global Health, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001849

Ethnicity is strongly associated with under-five mortality: analyses of demographic surveys covering 415 ethnic groups in 36 low-and middle-income countries

Victora CG, Barros AJD, Blumenber C et al.. The Lancet Global Health, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30025-5

Understanding drivers of domestic public expenditure on reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health in Peru at district level: an ecological study.

Huicho L. Hernandez P, Huayanay-Espinoza CA, Segura ER, Nino de Guzman J, Flores-Cordova G, Rivera-Ch M, Friedman HS, Berman P.. BMC Health Services Research, 2018, doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3649-x

Measuring socioeconomic inequalities with predicted absolute incomes rather than wealth quintiles: a comparative assessment using child stunting data from national surveys.

Fink G, Victora CG, Harttgen K, Vollmer S, Vidaletti LP, Barros AJD.. American Journal of Public Health, 2017, doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303657

Achieving maternal and child health gains in Afghanistan: a Countdown to 2015 country case study by Akseer et al., 2016.

Amouzou A, Requejo J, Park L, Peters DH.. The Lancet Global Health, 2016, doi: 10.21037/jphe.2016.12.18

Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

Victora CG, Bahl R, Barros AJ, Franca GV, Horton S, Krasevec J, et al.. The Lancet, 2016, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01024-7

Special Issue: Family Planning

Byass P.. Global Health Action, 2015, doi:10.3402/gha.v8.30086

Maternal, Child Nutrition in the 75 Countdown countries

. Countdown Report, 2014,

Saving Newborn Lives in Nigeria: Newborn health in the context of the Integrated Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Strategy

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria, 2011,

Countdown to 2015: Will the Millennium Development Goal for child survival be met?

Lawn J, Costello A, Mwansambo C, Osrin D.. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2007, doi:10.1136/adc.2006.099291

Investigating the delivery of health and nutrition interventions for women and children in conflict settings: a collection of case studies from the BRANCH Consortium

Ataullahjan A, Gaffey MF, Sami S. et al.. Conflict and Health, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-00276-y

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa: who is left behind?

Melesse DY, Mutua MK, Choudhury A, et al. BMJ Global Health, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002231

Association between availability of children’s book and the literacy-numeracy skills of children aged 36 to 59 months: secondary analysis of the UNICEF Multiple-Indicator Cluster Surveys covering 35 countries

Manu A, Ewerling F, Barros AJD.. Journal of Global Health, 2019, doi:10.7189/jogh.09.010403

Gender norms and health: insights from global survey data

Weber AM, Cislaghi B, Meausoone V, Abdalla S, Mej__a-Guevara I, Loftus P, et al.. The Lancet, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30765-2

Socioeconomic inequalities in access to skilled birth attendance among urban and rural women in low-income and middle-income countries

Joseph G, da Silva ICM, Barros AJD.. BMJ Global Health, 2018, doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2018-000898

Progress and challenges in maternal health in western China: a Countdown to 2015 national case study

Gao, Y, Zhou H, Singh N, Powell-Jackson T, Nash S, Yang M, Guo S, Fang H, Martinez Alvarez M, Liu X, Pan J, Wang Y, and Ronsmans C.. The Lancet Global Health, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30100-6

Early childhood development: a new challenge for the SDG era

Barros, AJD, Ewerling, F.. The Lancet Global Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30298-4

Socioeconomic inequalities in Health: Reflections on the academic production from Brazil

Victora, C.. International Journal for Equity in Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0456-z

Harmful practices in the management of childhood diarrhea in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Carter E, Bryce J, Perin J, Newby H.. BMC Public Health, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2127-1

Countdown to 2015 and beyond: fulfilling the health agenda for women and children

Requejo J, Bryce J, Barros A, et al.. The Lancet, 2014, doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60925-9

Comment: Sexual and reproductive health: completing the continuum

Bernstein S, Say L, Chowdhury S.. The Lancet, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60537-1

Countdown to 2015: tracking intervention coverage for child survival

Bryce J, Terreri N, Victora C, Mason E, et al.. The Lancet, 2006, doi:1016/S0140-6736(06)69339-2

Maternal and child health service delivery in conflict-affected settings: a case study example from Upper Nile and Unity states, South Sudan

Sami S, Mayai, A, Sheehy G. et al.. Conflict and Health, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-00272-2

Large and persistent subnational inequalities in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health intervention coverage in sub-Saharan Africa

Faye CM, Wehrmeister FC, Melesse DY, et al. BMJ Global Health, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002232

Measurement of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition

Marchant, T, et al.. BMJ Global Health, 2019, https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/Suppl_4

Status and drivers of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in the Islamic world: a comparative analysis

Akseer N, Kamali M, Bakhache N, Mirza M, Mehta S, Al-Gashm S, Bhutta ZA.. The Lancet, 2018, doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30183-1

Absolute income is a better predictor of coverage by skilled birth attendance than relative wealth quintiles in a multicountry analysis: comparison of 100 low- and middle-income countries

Joseph G, da Silva ICM, Fink G, Barros AJD, Victora CG.. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1734-0

11 years of tracking aid to reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: estimates and analysis for 2003-13 from the Countdown to 2015

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Malawi and Millennium Development Goal 4: a Countdown to 2015 country case study.

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Summary indices for monitoring universal coverage in maternal and child health care.

Wehrmeister FC, Restrepo-Mendez MC, Fran_ßa GVA, Victora CG, Barros AJD.. Bull World Health Organization, 2016, DOI: 10.2471/BLT.16.173138

Meeting demand for family planning within a generation: prospects and implications at country level.

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Data Resource Profile: Countdown to 2015: Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival

Requejo J, Victora C, Bryce J.. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2014, doi:10.1093/ije/dyu034

Comment: Parliamentarians: leading the change for maternal, newborn, and child survival?

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A new global commitment to child survival

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Examining coverage, content, and impact of maternal nutrition interventions: the case for quality-adjusted coverage measurement

Joseph NT, Piwoz E, Lee D, Malata A, Leslie HH, on behalf of the Countdown Coverage Technical Working Group. Journal of Global Health, 2020, doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.010501

Health services for women, children and adolescents in conflict affected settings: experience from North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Altare, C., Malembaka, E.B., Tosha, M. et al.. Conflict and Health, 2020, https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-020-00265-1

Does women’s mobile phone ownership matter for health? Evidence from 15 countries

LeFevre AE, Shah N, Bashingwa JJH, et al. BMJ Global Health, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002524

Advancing measurement and monitoring of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition: global and country perspectives

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The charade of socioeconomic body-mass index determinants

Barros AJD.. The Lancet Global Health, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30282-1

Assessment of inequalities in coverage of essential reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health interventions in Kenya

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Grollman C, Arregoces L, Martinez-Alvarez M, Pitt C, Powell-Jackson T, Hsu J, Greco G, Borghi J.. Scientific Data, 2017, doi:10.1038/sdata.2017.38

Diarrhea management in children under five in sub-Saharan Africa: does the source of care matter? A Countdown analysis

Carvajal-V_©lez L, Amouzou A, Perin J, Ma_Øga A, Tarekegn H, Akinyemi A, Shiferaw S, Young M, Bryce J, Newby H.. BMC Public Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3475-1

Countries’ progress for women’s and children’s health in the Millennium Development Goal era: the Countdown to 2015 experience

Berman, P., Requejo, J., Bhutta, Z.A. et al.. BMC Public Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3398-x

State of inequality: Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health

Hosseinpoor AR, Bergen N, Schlotheuber A, International Center for Equity in Health.. World Health Organization, 2015,

Reproductive health priorities: evidence from a resource tracking analysis of official development assistance in 2009 and 2010

Hsu J, Pitt C, Berman P, Mills A.. The Lancet, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60762-X

Mind the gap: equity and trends in coverage of maternal, newborn and child health services in 54 Countdown countries

Countdown 2008 Equity Analysis Group.. The Lancet, 2008, doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60560-7

Countdown to 2015: tracking donor assistance to maternal, newborn, and child health

Powell-Jackson T, Borghi J, Mueller D, Patouillard E, Mills A.. The Lancet, 2006, doi:1016/S0140-6736(06)69338-0

Timing and number of antenatal care contacts in low and middle-income countries: Analysis in the Countdown to 2030 priority countries

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Progress in adolescent health and wellbeing: tracking 12 headline indicators for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016.

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Advances in the measurement of coverage for RMNCH and nutrition: from contact to effective coverage

Amouzou A, Leslie HH, Ram M On behalf of the Countdown Coverage Technical Working Group, et al. BMJ Global Health, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001297

Within country inequalities in caesarean section rates: observational study of 72 low and middle income countries.

Boatin AA, Schlotheuber A, Betran AP, et al.. BMJ, 2018, doi:10.1136/bmj.k55

Accelerating Kenya’s progress to 2030: understanding the determinants of under-five mortality from 1990 to 2015

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Factors behind the success story of under-five stunting in Peru: a district ecological multilevel analysis

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Coverage and equity in reproductive and maternal health interventions in Brazil: impressive progress following the implementation of the Unified Health System

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Accountability for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the Sustainable Development Goal era

Barroso, C., Lichuma, W., Mason, E. et al.. BMC Public Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3399-9

Patterns and trends of contraceptive use among sexually active adolescents in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Nigeria: evidence from cross-sectional studies

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Patterns in coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health interventions: projections of neonatal and under-5 mortality to 2035

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Countdown to 2015 Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: the 2008 report on tracking coverage for interventions

Countdown Coverage Writing Group on behalf of the Countdown to 2015 Core Group.. The Lancet, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60559-0

Comment: Child survival: countdown to 2015

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Strong community-based health systems and national governance predict improvement in coverage of oral rehydration solution (ORS): a multilevel longitudinal model

Andrus A, Cohen R, Carvajal-Aguirre L, Arifeen SE, and Weiss W. Journal of Global Health, 2020, doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.010503

Early childhood suspected developmental delay in 63 low- and middle-income countries: Large within- and between-country inequalities documented using national health surveys

Gil JDC, Ewerling F, Ferreira LZ, Barros AJD.. Journal of Global Health, 2020, doi:10.7189/jogh.10.010427

Desigualdades em saúde materno-infantil no Brasil: 20 anos de progresso

Barros AJD, Victora CG, Wehrmeister FC, editors.. Pelotas: Editora UFPel; 2019., 2019,

Analyses of inequalities in RMNCH: rising to the challenge of the SDGs

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Delivering data on pregnancy outcomes through prospective studies in high-burden settings

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Thermal care of newborns: drying and bathing practices in Malawi and Bangladesh

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Progress and priorities for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health in Kenya: a Countdown to 2015 country case study

Keats EC, Ngugi A, Macharia W, Akseer N, Khaemba EN, Bhatti Z, Rizvi A, Tole J, Bhutta ZA.. The Lancet Global Health, 2017, doi:1016/S2214-109X(17)30246-2

Who Delivers without Water? A Multi Country Analysis of Water and Sanitation in the Childbirth Environment

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Devolving countdown to countries: using global resources to support regional and national action

Bhutta, Z.A., Chopra, M.. BMC Public Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3400-7

Patterns and trends of postpartum family planning in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria: evidence of missed opportunities for integration

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Reduction in child mortality in Niger: a Countdown to 2015 country case study.

Amouzou A, Habi O, Bensa_Ød K.. The Lancet, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61376-2

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Evaluating coverage of maternal syphilis screening and treatment within antenatal care to guide service improvements for prevention of congenital syphilis in Countdown 2030 Countries

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Equity of resource flows for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: are those most in need being left behind?

Martinez-Alvarez M, Federspiel F, Singh NS, Schäferhoff M, Lewis SM, Onoka C et al.. BMJ Global Health, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m305

Optimising the continuum of child and adolescent health and development

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Measuring the coverage of nutrition interventions along the continuum of care: time to act at scale

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Global epidemiology of use of and disparities in caesarean sections

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Business not as usual: how multisectoral collaboration can promote transformative change for health and sustainable development

Kuruvilla S, Hinton R, Boerma T, Bunney R, Casamitjana N, Cortez R, et al.. BMJ, 2018, doi:10.1136/bmj.k4771

Expenditure tracking and review of reproductive maternal, newborn and child health policy in Pakistan

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Monitoring subnational regional inequalities in health: measurement approaches and challenges

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Countdown to 2015 country case studies: what have we learned about processes and progress towards MDGs 4 and 5?

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Trends and patterns of modern contraceptive use and relationships with high-risk births and child mortality in Burkina Faso.

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Assessment of the health system and policy environment as a critical complement to tracking intervention coverage for maternal newborn and child health

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Discordance in postnatal care between mothers and newborns: Measurement artifact or missed opportunity?

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Wealth-related inequalities in the coverage of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health interventions in 36 countries in the African Region

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Lenses and levels: the why, what and how of measuring health system drivers of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health with a governance focus

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Monitoring country progress and achievements by making global predictions: is the tail wagging the dog?

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Ethnic group inequalities in coverage with reproductive, maternal and child health interventions: cross-sectional analyses of national surveys in 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries

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Countdown to 2015 country case studies: systematic tools to address the black box of health systems and policy assessment

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Countdown to 2015: assessment of donor assistance to maternal, newborn and child health between 2003 and 2006

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