1. Decomposing the Gap in under-Five Mortality Determinants between the Low- and High-Risk Regions of Nigeria • Sunday Adedini, Federal University Oye-Ekiti & University of Witwatersrand; Elhakim A. Ibrahim, University of Texas at San Antonio; Hassan Ogunwemimo, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria/Malaria Consortium; Sunday Abatan, Federal University Oye; Rotimi Oladele, Federal University Oye-Ekiti.

2. Achieving Sdg 3.2: Challenges and Prospects for Reducing Neonatal and under-Five Mortality in India’s States and Districts • Jayanta Bora, VART Consulting.

3. Proximate Determinants of Childhood Mortality in Selected Developing Countries • Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, University of Cape Coast; Castro Ayebeng, univ; Joshua Okyere, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.

4. Determinants of Childhood Mortality in Northern Nigeria: Insights from Hospital Data • Rhoda Mundi, University of Abuja, Abuja; Samuel Panse Dakyes, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Abuja, Nigeria.