To coincide with the The Countdown to 2015 Conference taking place in Cape Town on April 12-19 2008, we published a Countdown special issue of The Lancet (April 12-18) which shows the latest trends in life-saving interventions critical in reducing maternal and child mortality and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals 4 & 5. The key articles in this special issue are available below and you can also listen to the audio of the press conference to launch the special issue here

Article 1 countdown.pdf

Article 2 mindthegap.pdf

Article 3 donorflows.pdf

Article 4 tanzania.pdf

Health Policy healthpolicy.pdf

Public Health publichealth.pdf

Viewpoint viewpoint.pdf

Also look out for detailed coverage in our Comment section comment.pdf

And the lead Editorial editorial.pdf