Five years until the 2015 UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline and health care professionals have warned that the country is unlikely to reach its maternal and child health goals
Health care proffesionals in Pakistan acknowledge that the government has implemented several health initiatives to address MDG4 and 5—such as the Lady Health Visitor Programme which appears to be quite successful in rural areas—but issues like corruption, conflict, inadequate funding and a lack of monitoring and evaluation of programs are forcing Pakistan to fall behind in achieving the MDGs.
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