Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: getting back on track in the time of COVID-19
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
; 27(6):530-534, 2021.
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in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1305013
ABSTRACT
The report shows that availability of data for health-related SDG indicators varied considerably for the period, with huge gaps across indicators for cause-specific mortality, hepatitis prevalence, health financing and access to medicine indicators. There has been a decline in the reported number of new cases of HIV/AIDS and TB;improvements in routine vaccination coverage;sustained high proportion of births attended by skilled health workers;fewer malnourished children;and an increasing access to improved drinking-water and sanitation. [...]key decisions and actions are inevitable. [...]addressing gender equality and health inequities is essential if the Region is going to meet the health-related SDGs.
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Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Year:
2021
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