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Maternal, newborn and child health

Towards 4+5 Research Programme Consortium


Towards 4+5 is a five year research programme  on maternal and newborn health. It aims to support evidence based policy and practice for maternal and newborn health to facilitate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5.

Research is concentrated in five developing countries. These are Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Nepal. It focuses on ways to improve mother and infant care at both the facility and community levels. Towards 4+5 research is organised in four key themes:

  • Levels and trends in maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity
  • Improving maternal and newborn health services
  • Working with communities to improve maternal and newborn health
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of micronutrient interventions
The website contains information about the Consortium's research projects and publications.

Website: http://www.towards4and5.org.uk/
Email: g.eroglu@ich.ucl.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7905 2261
Fax: +44 (0)20 7404 2062
Address: Institute of Child Health , 30 Guildford Street , London , WC1N 1EH , United Kingdom