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MICS 2006 KEY FINDINGS on Child Health and Maternal Health

MICS 2006 KEY FINDINGS on Child Health and Maternal Health. Samuel Bosomprah Ministry of Health MICS Focal Point. Background. Why MICS in 2006?. Baseline for next health strategy 2007-2011 Progress made since last 2003 GDHS in service outputs and nutrition

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MICS 2006 KEY FINDINGS on Child Health and Maternal Health

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  1. MICS 2006 KEY FINDINGS on Child Health and Maternal Health Samuel Bosomprah Ministry of Health MICS Focal Point

  2. Background

  3. Why MICS in 2006? • Baseline for next health strategy 2007-2011 • Progress made since last 2003 GDHS in service outputs and nutrition • We were not expecting changes in mortality • Used MICS to confirm GDHS mortality figures

  4. Key Message …A sustained investment in nutrition is highly likely to translate into stronger economy in the long-term because there would be intellectually productive adults Stronger economy Sustained Investment In Nutrition Fewer Child Malnutrition Fewer Child Death & Increased Intelligence

  5. “Adults who survive malnutrition as children are less physically and intellectually productive and suffer from high levels of chronic illness and disability” UNICEF (Various years) Did you know?

  6. Under-5 Mortality

  7. Under-5 Mortality vs Background X’tics • Looking toward the next 7 years: • …which regions are likely to experience the greatest improvement?

  8. On track? Child mortality is an indicator of development!!! Unlikely to meet the MDGs at current pace

  9. Nutritional Status

  10. How many Ghanaian children are malnourished today? • Almost one in five children under age five in Ghana is underweight (18 percent); • Nearly a quarter of children (22 percent) are stunted or too short for their age; and • 5 percent are wasted or too thin for their height.

  11. Malnourishment vs Age Malnourishment peaks at age 12-23 months; could be attributed to poor feeding practices that lead to inadequate food intake. Expected…weaning period … exposed to contamination in water, food, and the environment

  12. Infant Feeding Patterns by Age Even at the earliest ages, many children are receiving liquids or foods other than breast milk. By the end of the sixth month, the percentage of children exclusively breastfed is below 12 percent.

  13. Inequities in underweight prevalence large regional inequities exits Large urban-rural inequities exists National Average

  14. Are we on Track? Progress on Malnutrition towards the MDGs Ghana Is On Track Consolidate gains

  15. Child Health

  16. Immunisation

  17. Malaria

  18. Reproductive Health

  19. Skilled Supervised Delivery

  20. Policy Recommendations More inter-sectoral Action – Poverty reduction, Nutrition, Education, Water, Sanitation, Roads, and Housing Scale-up HIRD Accelerate the Regenerative Health and Nutrition Programme Targeted actions at regions pulling down the country and urban poor

  21. Thanks

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