Bangladesh, Sept. 21 -- Bangladesh is among countries that showed "substantial progress" in reducing child or maternal mortality, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
More women and their children are surviving today than ever before, according to new child and maternal mortality estimates released by United Nations groups led by UNICEF and WHO.
Despite progress, a pregnant woman or a newborn dies somewhere in the world every 11 seconds.
Since 2000, child deaths have reduced by nearly half and maternal deaths by over one-third, mostly due to improved access to affordable, quality health services, according to a media released issued from New York on Friday.
The world has made substantial progress in reducing child and mater...