For The Sake of children

To see the priority of any country regarding health care , child mortality rate is best indication . There is an optimistic hope that government is now spending a reasonable amount of money and funds on child health  care and it is considered that child mortality rate is fallen by 27% but this is true only for developed countries. Under developing countries in Asia and Africa still need to pay more attention in this regard because an insufficient effort and progress is made in these countries. 

In Pakistan under-five mortality rate in the year 2005 was 99/1000 live births , and in the world it is 68/1000 . while a little progress is made to reduce mortality rate as compared to the past years but  country  need to show more attention towards this issue and need to do more to achieve the MDG mortality rate. 

the pursuit of achieving the goal of reducing under five mortality rate rises the question : what really determine the child mortality rate? what are the reasons for child mortality?

 Education, lack of proper infrastructure, low income, no health care facilities are the basic factors which can't be ignored regarding early child mortality rate. Reasons tell the key to solutions ! providing the health care infrastructure in the low income , less educated and poor families of both rural and urban areas is important. subsidies should b given on food prices so that the problem of hunger could be controlled.

Health care programs if any, are conducted , they should cover the area of poverty stricken , illiterate families who don't even have access to health care centers and whose children have all the cumulative risks associated with malnourishment.

education and awareness to teach the families the basic health care activities like vaccination etc is important, but it is unfortunate that there is a great dearth of female workers and teacher who could easily teach about the child mortality problem and their reason and  solutions.

Meanwhile the great example of developing countries like Bangladesh and Nepal could be set as an eye opener in this regard.