Mind the gap: equity and trends in coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health services in 54 Countdown countries

Increasing the coverage of key maternal, newborn, and child health interventions is essential if Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 and 5 are to be reached. We have assessed equity and trends in coverage rates of a key set of interventions through a summary index, to provide overall insight into past performance and progress perspectives.Data from household surveys from 54 countries in the Countdown to 2015 for Maternal, Newborn and Child...