The Lancet  
Nov 02, 2013   Volume 382  Number 9903  p1459 – 1534
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Editorial
Equity in child survival
The Lancet

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Efforts to meet Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4)—a two-thirds reduction in child mortality by 2015—have led to a substantial decrease in deaths of children younger than 5 years. However, not all children have benefited equally from these gains. Furthermore, despite many country successes, the world as a whole remains off-track in meeting this goal. A growing consensus exists that fresh approaches will be needed in the years up to the MDG deadline and beyond to accelerate progress. A new report from Save the Children—Lives on the Line: An Agenda for Ending Preventable Deaths—highlights how countries need to shift their strategies based on the current child mortality landscape.