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Setting the scene:Links between poverty and maternal, newborn and
child survival
Hilary Homans17th January 2011
www.abdn.ac.uk/sustainable-international-development
Key messages MDG ReportLinkages – progress in one MDG goal affects othersNeed for local policy commitment & coherent international enabling environment
in agricultural productivity responsible for a decrease in poverty and hunger
Elimination of user charges has tremendous benefits
Need investments in skilled health workers and birth attendants, water and sanitation in slums
Importance of girls access to education, health and productive assets
Need for targeted interventions, including social protection & employment
Diversification of livelihoods – clean energy, reduction in indoor air pollution
Changes to domestic resource allocation
Progress towards MDG 4 & 5
• 34% decline in MMR since 1990, less than half what is needed to meet MDG 5
• A growing proportion of child deaths occur in the first four weeks of life.
• Sub-Saharan Africa – very high child and maternal mortality – high adolescent birth rate– high HIV prevalence– very low access to reproductive health services (22% women
using contraception), clean water, sanitation
• > half women in sub-Saharan Africa & South Asia attended by a skilled birth attendant
Overview
• Dimensions of poverty• Poverty & inequality maternal health• Poverty & inequality child health• Lessons learned in poverty alleviation• Future challenges
Dimensions of poverty
• Poor nations – least developed countries – links with MMR & IMR
• Impoverished communities – geographical residence (urban/rural), social cohesion and resilience to external shocks
• Poor people – low income less than US$1 /US$1.25 per day
Poverty is more than low income
• Also inability to acquire the basic goods and services necessary for survival with dignity.
• Encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better one’s life.
Source: World Bank, 2010
Inequality
• Broader concept than poverty - defined over the entire population, not just for the portion of the population below a certain poverty threshold.
• Poverty & inequality can change in different directions – over the past decade poverty Brazil & China– inequality China & Brazil
Source: World Bank, 2010
Vulnerability• The risk of falling into poverty in the future, even if
the person is not necessarily poor now. • Often associated with the effects of "shocks" e.g.
drought, a drop in farm prices, financial crisis, humanitarian situations.
• Key dimension of well-being - affects individuals’ behaviour in terms of investment, production, & coping strategies.
Source: World Bank, 2010
• Women’s lack of representation/political voice, household bargaining power & accessible asset rights may increase their vulnerability to chronic poverty.
Espey, J. & Harper. C. ‘The global financial crisis: are women more likely to be pushed into chronic poverty?’, 2009
Progress towards poverty alleviation
• Despite the global financial crisis, overall global levels of poverty
• Marked improvements in many continents/ countries BUT large differences between and
within countries.• Poverty remains very high in
– sub-Saharan Africa (across the board chronically deprived)
– South Asia (partially chronically deprived)urban slum dwellers in these regions
www.chronicpoverty.org
Maternal and child mortality
• Poor nations – least developed countries – links with MMR & IMR
• Sub Saharan Africa & South Asia account for 99% of maternal deaths & 83% of child deaths
Countries by income level
High income Upper-middle income Lower-middle income Low income
Maternal mortality 2005 - 2009
Highest MMR• Afghanistan 1,400• Chad 1,200• Somalia 1,200• Guinea Bissau 1,000• Liberia 990• Burundi 970• Sierra Leone 970
Not only poor nations, but also conflict-affectedand malaria endemic
Note Rwanda MMR 1100 in 1995 to 540 in 2008
Countries where MMR has increased since 1990
1990 1995 2000 2005 20080
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Botswana Congo Lesotho South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe
Source: UN Inter-agency Estimates, 2010
Inequalities within countriesMaternal health
• Skilled attendant at delivery• Antenatal care coverage
Skilled attendant at delivery by richest & poorest %
(all countries where the difference was more than four times)
Bangla
desh
Bolivia
Cambodia
Camero
onNepal
Nigeria
Pakist
an
Senega
l
Somali
aSu
dan0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Poorest 20% Richest 20%
Antenatal care coverage (at least once) by richest & poorest %
(all countries where the difference was more than double)
Bangla
desh
Central A
frica
n RepublicChad
Moro
ccoNepal
Niger
Nigeria
Pakist
an
Somali
aSu
dan0
20
40
60
80
100
Poorest 20% Richest 20%
Child mortality
• Since 2000 the number of children dying before age 5 has from > 10 million a year to 8.8 million.
– BUT under 5 mortality highest in poorest countries.
– AND under 5 mortality for richer children is less than half that for poorer children.
Shaida Badiee, World Bank, Development Economics Data Group, 2010
Under 5 mortality 2005 - 2009
Inequalities
Robin Waugh, Uganda
Child immunisation• Measles immunization rates to 81%, with
similar progress in other vaccination programmes & health-related services.
• BUT inequalities in measles coverage between rich and poor.
• AND in access to child health services.
Shaida Badiee, World Bank, Development Economics Data Group, 2010
Disparities in child immunisations:Measles coverage by richest and poorest %
(all countries where the difference was more than double)
Chad Niger Nigeria Pakistan0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Poorest 20% Richest 20%
Lessons learned poverty reduction
• Trickle down theory does not work - Economic growth is necessary, but not sufficient to reduce poverty and inequality
• World’s richest 2% hold over 50% of wealth• Inequalities in access to resources • Income not the only measure that affects well-
being• Importance of social cohesion & social inclusion
Progress in poverty reduction
Mainly through:• state-directed strategies which combined
economic development objectives with active social policies that were complementary and synergistic
Source: Combating Poverty and Inequality, UNRISD Flagship Report 2010
• Countries with stronger social protection & assistance institutions show lower rates of poverty & vulnerability, and are more resilient.
Source: Barrientos, A. Social protection and Poverty Reduction, UNRISD, 2008
Key messages: poverty reduction
• Equality & redistribution matter for poverty reduction
• Social policy an integral part of the development strategies of countries that have transformed their economies and reduced poverty relatively quickly
• Linkages between policies & institutions in the social, economic and political spheres must be recognised
• Politics matter for poverty reductionSource: Combating Poverty and Inequality, UNRISD Flagship Report 2010
Future
• Need for socially inclusive structural change linked with inequality reduction
• Social policy must address:– Distribution – Protection– Production – Reproduction
Sources: Combating Poverty and Inequality, UNRISD Flagship Report 2010
Future
• Promote an “international social norm of the moral unacceptability of extreme poverty in an affluent world”.
• Focus much more on the national level – setting national goals– raising domestic resources– debating policies at national
levelSource: David Hulme, Director, Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester
Future • Focus on inequities & vulnerability reduction
– Intergenerational poverty– Ultra poor – lack of social assets/landless– Women and children in urban slums– Socially excluded children & youth (72 million out
of school)– Mobile/displaced populations– Humanitarian situations
• Importance of governance & accountability• Need for accurate data for evidence based
programming
Available data on HDI vary by regions
Child malnutrition
Births attended by skilled health staff
Source: World Development Indicators data files
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