The child survival revolution, also called the child survival and development revolution, was an effort started by UNICEF, joined by other organizations, to reduce child mortality in the developing world. It ran from 1982 into the 1990s, coinciding with James P. Grant's tenure as UNICEF executive director from 1980 to 1995. The effort promoted a package of low-cost interventions known by the acronym GOBI: growth monitoring, oral rehydration therapy, breastfeeding encouragement and immunization, later expanded to GOBI-FFF with the addition of food supplements and family planning. The child survival revolution included various programs and conferences, including the World Summit for Children held in 1990.
Facts
Program StatusHistoric initiative, concluded by the 1990s 1 Sponsoring BodyUNICEF, under executive director James P. Grant 1 Target PopulationChildren in the developing world 1 Health GoalGrowth monitoring and oral rehydration therapy were core components of the program's GOBI strategy to reduce child mortality 1 Geographic ScopeDeveloping world, global 1 Measured ResultsThe child survival revolution is estimated to have saved the lives of 25 million children 1 Program status (class) Classification
Program KindVaccination or Immunization Program 1 Connections
Delivers Practice
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1. Child survival revolution (Wikipedia)
Introduction, duration sentence
The effort lasted from 1982 to the 1990s, and generally coincides with James P. Grant's tenure as executive director of UNICEF (1980-1995).
Introduction and History, origin sentence
The child survival revolution is started by James P. Grant at UNICEF with the publication of the 1982-1983 The State of the World's Children report.
Introduction, first sentence
The child survival revolution, also called the child survival and development revolution, was an effort started by UNICEF, joined by other organizations, to reduce child mortality in the developing world.
Focus Areas section, GOBI definition
G for growth monitoring to detect undernutrition in small children, O for oral rehydration therapy [ORT] to treat childhood diarrhea.
Results and Reception section, lives saved sentence
The child survival revolution is estimated to have saved the lives of 25 million children.
Program classification, entity description sentence
The effort promoted a package of low-cost interventions known by the acronym GOBI: growth monitoring, oral rehydration therapy, breastfeeding encouragement and immunization, later expanded to GOBI-FFF with the addition of food supplements and family planning.
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