The United Nations Initiative to Reduce Childhood Mortality

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Trevor Duke, MD In 2000 the UN developed the Millennium Developmental Goals and the fourth goal is to reduce child mortality by 2015. Dr. Trevor Duke is head of the Centre for International Child Health in Australia and collaborates with the World Health Organization to meet this goal. He is interviewed by Dr. Shira Johnson to discuss the mammoth task of reducing pediatric mortality world wide and the initial steps taken by countries involved in this effort.