Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)2017-05-302017-05-302009Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2009). Science in Action: Saving the Lives of Africa’s Mothers, Newborns, and Children. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0039http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0039http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/47Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2009). Science in Action: Saving the Lives of Africa’s Mothers, Newborns, and Children. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0039Science in action: Saving the lives of Africa’s mothers, newborns, and children presents an overview of the current status of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in sub-Saharan Africa and reports a new analysis of how many lives could be saved if science translated into action through health systems. This publication was prepared for the Fifth Annual Meeting of the African Science Academy Development Initiative (ASADI), hosted by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences on 10-11 November 2009 as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. ASADI is a project funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the United States National Academies to strengthen African academies of sciences in advising their national governments on matters of science and technology. This report includes data for all of sub-Saharan Africa but focuses specifically on the seven countries participating in ASADI.enMaternalChild HealthNewbornMortalitySustainable Development Goals (SDGs)SDG 1SDG 2SDG 3SDG 4SDG 5SDG 6SDG 8SDG 9SDG 10SDG 11SDG 16Booklet10.17159/assaf/0039