Child Health Policy and Strategy (2012-2015)
Ministry of Health
Government of Fiji
Country Resources
Child and Youth General Health Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards
Fiji
1 January 2012
Policy document
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The vision, mission, and goals of this policy are as follows:1. Vision: The achievement of optimum child health for all children in Fiji
2. Mission: To provide comprehensive and integrated health services for all children
3. Goals:
1) Goal 1: To contribute to the reduction of child morbidity and mortality by two thirds between 1990 and 2015, thus contributing to the achievement of MDG 4, specifically – a. To achieve an IMR of 5.5 per 1,000 live births by 2015; b. To achieve an U5MR of 9.3 per 1,000 live births by 2015.
2) Goal 2: To contribute to the reduction in under five under-nutrition by three quarters between 1990-2015, thus contributing to the achievements of MDG 1, specifically: To reduce undernutrition in under 5 year olds to 50% by 2015.
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