Women and Children Suffer

In an article done in August 2009 from the U.S. Global Health Policy, it discusses the maternal and child health epidemic. The article focuses mostly on the developing world and how the United States has gone out of the way to give as much support as we can. "Worldwide, approximately 9 million children under age five die each year from largely preventable and treatable causes. In addition, more than half a million women die during pregnancy and childbirth." As you can see, these numbers present a serious problem. The article goes on to show statistically how much the United States government has done to address this problem. The article states that we are currently the largest donor and implementer of global healthcare problems worldwide. The new Obama Administration has taken this MCH (maternal child health) very seriously and made it a main point of importance in its new global health initiative. The United States, as the article shows, has worked hard at producing effective interventions such as immunizations, oral rehydration therapy, and insecticide-treated mosquito nets. All of which have greatly contributed to significant reductions in child mortality over the last two decades. Overall, it is obvious that our nation is doing whatever we can to help those around us. Looking into the future, the United States will be closely monitoring MCH and doing what we can to provide for those people while taking into consideration our current economic struggles.



The image chosen closely conveys the pain and suffering many women and children are currently going through. Often times, living in the prosperous country that we do, we overlook what is going on in the world around us.

This article was found at the U.S. Global Health Policy Once connected to that site you can more clearly view the maps, charts, and statistics about the MCH epidemic.