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Published on May 5, 2014
The index is part of the agency's annual State of the World's Mothers report, now in its 15th edition, according to a statement issued yesterday by the Dhaka office of Save the Children.
In Bangladesh, over the past 15 years maternal mortality decreased by 60 percent, child mortality was halved, average number of years of schooling increased by three years, and gross national per capita income as well as the number of women in parliament were more than doubled.
“This is a result of strong political will and willingness to invest in healthcare for children,” said Michael Foley, director of health and nutrition at Save the Children, Bangladesh.
The full report can be accessed at: http://bit.ly/1iS2IDm
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