119
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review

An appraisal of China’s progress toward the Millennium Development Goals as they relate to children

&
Pages 156-164 | Received 02 Jul 2013, Accepted 30 Jul 2013, Published online: 06 Dec 2013

References

  • United Nations. Millennium Development Goals, China's Progress, 2003. Beijing, China: Office of the United Nations, Resident Coordinator in China, 2004.
  • United Nations. The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010. New York: United Nations, 2010.
  • UNICEF. Progress for Children: Achieving the MDGs with equity. New York: UNICEF, 2010.
  • Chen S, Ravallion M. More relatively-poor people in a less absolutely-poor world. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2012.
  • Malik K. The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World. New York: United Nations Development Programme, 2013; p 13.
  • Mason J, Garcia M. United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination, Subcommittee on Nutrition. United Nations, 1994. Available from: http://www.unsystem.org/SCN/archives/rwns94update/ch02.htm#TopOfPage
  • Zhang J, Shi J, Himes JH, Du Y, Yang S, Shi S. Undernutrition status of children under 5 years in Chinese rural areas – data from the National Rural Children Growth Standard Survey, 2006. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2011;20:584–92.
  • Xu F, Qiu L, Binns CW, Liu X. Breastfeeding in China: a review. Int Breastfeed J. 2009;4:6.
  • Luo R, Kleiman-Weiner M, Rozelle S, Zhang L, Liu C, Sharbono B, et al. Anemia in rural China's elementary schools: prevalence and correlates in Shaanxi province's poor counties. Ecol Food Nutr. 2010;49:357–72.
  • Xie T. Analysis on inter-provincial disparities. Int J Educ Manag. 2004;25:714–23.
  • Zhang X. Education for All: The Year 2000 Asssessment Reports. UNESCO, New York: World Education Forum, 2000.
  • China Ministry of Education. 2011 Statistical File Beijing, China: China Ministry of Education; 2012. Available from: http://www.moe.gov.cn/
  • Liu L, Johnson HL, Cousens S, Perin J, Scott S, Lawn JE, et al. Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000. Lancet. 2012;379:2151–61.
  • World Health Organization. World Health Statistics 2012. Geneva: WHO, 2012.
  • You F, Huo K, Wang R, Xu D, Deng J, Wei Y, et al. Maternal mortality in Henan Province, China: changes between 1996 and 2009. PLoS ONE. 2012; 7:e47153 p.
  • Lumbiganon P, Laopaiboon M, Gülmezoglu AM, Souza JP, Taneepanichskul S, Ruyan P, et al. Method of delivery and pregnancy outcomes in Asia: the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health 2007–08. Lancet. 2010;375:490–9.
  • Wellhoner M, Lee AC, Deutsch K, Wiebenga M, Freytsis M, Drogha S, et al. Maternal and child health in Yushu, Qinghai Province, China. Int J Equity Health. 2011;10:42.
  • Tang S, Meng Q, Chen L, Bekedam H, Evans T, Whitehead M. Tackling the challenges to health equity in China. Lancet. 2008;372:1493–501.
  • Thomsen S, Hoa DTP, Målqvist M, Sanneving L, Saxena D, Tana S, et al. Promoting equity to achieve maternal and child health. Reprod Health Matters. 2011;19:176–82.
  • Thomsen S, Ng N, Biao X, Bondjers G, Kusnanto H, Liem NT, et al. Bringing evidence to policy to achieve health-related MDGs for all: justification and design of the EPI-4 project in China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Glob Health Action. 2013;6:10.
  • World Health Organization. WHO Global Malaria Programme World Malaria Report 2012. Geneva: WHO, 2012; p 87.
  • China Ministry of Health and Family Planning Commission Web page. Beijing, China: Ministry of Health; 2013. Available from: http://www.moh.gov.cn/wsb/index.shtml.
  • UNAIDS. Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2006. Geneva: UNAIDS, 2006.
  • Wu Z, Wang Y, Detels R, Rotheram-Borus MJ. China AIDS policy implementation: reversing the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2015. Int J Epidemiol. 2010;39 (suppl 2):ii1–3.
  • Strand MA, Duan X, Johnson R, Li Y. Social determinants of delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis in a north China urban setting. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2010;31:279–90.
  • China Ministry of Health. A Joint Assessment of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in China. Beijing, China: State Council AIDS Working Committee Office, UNAIDS, WHO, 2007.
  • Yang H, Wu Z, Duan S, Li Z, Li X, Shen M, et al. Living environment and schooling of children with HIV-infected parents in southwest China. AIDS Care. 2006;18:647–55.
  • Zhao G, Li X, Kaljee L, Zhang L, Fang X, Zhao J, et al. Psychosocial consequences for children experiencing parental loss due to HIV/AIDS in central China. AIDS Care. 2009;21:769–74.
  • Li L, Duanmu HJ. [The epidemic of childhood tuberculosis in China]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2004;84:1678–80.
  • Cao H, Zhou Y, Brauer F. Estimates of tuberculosis progression rate of children in China. Journal of Biological Dynamics. 2012;6:663–73.
  • China contributes hugely to MDG in access to safe drinking water: UN officials. People's Daily Online, 2010. Available from: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6926993.html
  • Jiang Y. China's water scarcity. J Environ Manag. 2009;90:3185–96.
  • Bloom G, Tang SL. Rural health prepayment schemes in China: towards a more active role for government. Soc Sci Med. 1999;48:951–60.
  • China Ministry of Water. 2006 China Water Resources Bulletin. China Water Resources and Hydropower Press: China Ministry of Water Resources, 2007.
  • Shannon MA, Bohn PW, Elimelech M, Georgiadis JG, Marinas BJ, Mayes AM. Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades. Nature. 2008;452:301–10.
  • Moyo D. Dead Aid. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
  • UNICEF. Narrowing the Gaps to Meet the Goals. New York: UNICEF, 2010.
  • Chen X, Hu T-W, Lin Z. The rise and decline of the Cooperative Medical System in rural China. Int J Health Services. 1993;23:731–42.
  • Yip W, Hsiao WC. The Chinese Health System At A Crossroads. Health Affairs. 2008;27:460–8.
  • World Health Organization. Macroeconomics and Health: Investing in Health for Economic Development. Geneva: WHO Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, 2001.
  • Sachs JD. The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for our Time. New York: Penguin, 2005.
  • Easterly W. The White Man’s Burden: How the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good. NY: Penguin, 2006.
  • Ministry of Health and Family Planning. 2000 China Health Statistical Digest, Beijing, China: China Ministry of Health; 2000. Available from: http://www.moh.gov.cn/zwgkzt/ptjty/200805/35308.shtml.
  • Ministry of Health and Family Planning. 2010 China Health Statistical Digest, Beijing, China. China Ministry of Health, 2010. Available from: http://www.moh.gov.cn/htmlfiles/zwgkzt/ptjty/digest2010/index.html.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.