Foreword
Introduction
Overview: Awareness, mobilisation and implementation—Lord Nigel Crisp
Chapter 1
Status of maternal, newborn and child health in the Commonwealth: an overview by Wajiha Javed, Arjumand Rizvi and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Supporter’s Feature A decade of progress lies behind us – but we must continue building—Dr Klaus Kraemer
Case Study Progress towards achieving the health MDGs in the Pacific Islands: highlights, initiatives and challenges—A team from the Public Health and Social Resources Division, Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Chapter 2
Improving maternal health: progress towards MDG 5 in Commonwealth countries—Jolene Innis, Wendy Graham, Oona Campbell
What about the new MDG 5b indicators? —Jolene Innis, Wendy Graham, Oona Campbell
Chapter 3
MDG 6: progress towards meeting the HIV/AIDS element—Dr Mbololwa Mbikusita-Lewanika
Case Study The Economic Community of West African States and the health MDGs—Dr Jeanetta K Johnson and Dr Namoudou Keita
Chapter 4
The case for accelerating malaria care: edging closer to the MDGs—Jaya Banerji
Sponsored Feature Tuberculosis in the Commonwealth Action (Advocacy to control TB internationally)
Case Study Innovation to accelerate action in tackling tuberculosis by Mike Mandelbaum
Supporter’s Feature Drug-resistant tuberculosis: a global emergency requires an innovative response—Patrizia Carlevaro
Case Study Progress towards meeting the health MDGs in the ECSA region—Dr Helen Lugina and Sibusiso Sibandze
Chapter 5
Turning the world upside down—Lord Nigel Crisp
Chapter 6
The role of health professional associations in achieving the Millennium Development Goals—Commonwealth Health Professions Alliance
Sponsored Feature Achieving the health MDGs through implementing the UNCRPD by ADD
Chapter 7
Building sustainable, cost-effective systems to reach the health MDGs and improve essential healthcare—Thomas Kibasi, Tim Knapp, Angus O’Shea, Ben Richardson, Shrey Viranna
Case Study Caribbean specific targets and indicators for the Millennium Development Goals: a progress report on the statistics submitted by member states—The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Chapter 8
E-health strategies for developing countries: the Commonwealth Secretariat’s approach—Dr Joseph Amuzu and Tom Jones
Chapter 9
Introduction
Public-private partnerships: harnessing the private sector’s unique skills to enhance social impact—Doan Hackley, Tim Ward and David Meredith
Key issues for governments wishing to use Public-Private Partnerships to deliver healthcare services—The Commonwealth Business Council
An ‘all-of-society’ approach involving business in tackling the rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) —Kathrin Bauer, Olive Boles and Darian Stibbe
Country health-related MDG information
List of Supporters and Acknowledgements