Table 1 MDG-related cost-effective interventions for primary health care in developing countries
Cost-effective interventions: | MDG Goals |
|---|---|
-Promotion of reproductive health and family planning | 4,5 |
-Promotion of appropriate care-seeking and antenatal care in pregnancy | 4,5 |
-Promotion of skilled care for childbirth | 4,5 |
-Exclusive breastfeeding advice and support | 4 |
Preventive interventions: | |
-Provision/availability of contraceptives for birth spacing | 1,4,5 |
-Cord care and clean delivery kits | 4,5 |
-Iron, folate or multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy | 4,5 |
-Balanced protein-energy supplements during pregnancy in food-insecure populations | 1,4,5 |
-Calcium supplementation for PIH | 4,5 |
-Low dose aspirin in high risk pregnancies | 4,5 |
-Anti-retrovirals in HIV-infected individuals and PMTCT | 4,5,6 |
-Antibiotics for premature rupture of membranes | 4,5 |
-Antenatal steroids for those at risk of pre-term birth | 4,5 |
-EPI (including new vaccines for HIB, pneumococcal and rotavirus) | 4 |
-Vitamin A supplementation in children | 4 |
-Zinc supplementation in children for prevention of diarrhoea and pneumonia | 4 |
-Insecticide treated bed-nets for family | 4,5,6 |
-Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnant women and children (IPT) | 4,5,6 |
-*Household-level water storage and disinfection* | 4,5,6,7 |
Treatment interventions: | |
-Promotion and use of skilled birth attendants at health facilities | 4,5 |
-Interventions for prevention of post-partum haemorrhage and use of oxytocics. | 4,5 |
-Basic newborn resuscitation with bag and mask | 4 |
-Improved diarrhoea management (zinc and ORT) | 4 |
-Community detection and treatment of pneumonia with short course amoxicillin | 4 |
-Improved case management of malaria (including ACTs) | 6 |
-Recognition, triage and treatment of severe malnutrition in affected children in the community setting | 1,4 |
-*Active case identification of TB in households and treatment with DOTs | 6 |