Health
Pneumonia, diarrhea are top killers of kids: UNICEF
Pneumonia and diarrhea are among the top causes of childhood deaths around the world, particularly among the poor, said a report out Friday by the UN Children's Fund.
Jun 8, 2012
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News tagged with child mortality rates
Health
Reported doubling in child mortality in Iraq following UN sanctions untrue
The reported almost doubling in child mortality in Iraq following the imposition of economic sanctions in 1990 was a 'remarkable fiction' cooked up by Saddam Hussein's government to stir up international condemnation and ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Health
Green revolution saved over 100 million infant lives in developing world
New research from the University of California San Diego shows that since modern crop varieties were introduced in the developing world starting in 1961, they have substantially reduced infant mortality, especially for male ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Africa faces mental health crisis as life expectancy improves
University of Queensland researchers warn that many countries in Africa's Sub-Saharan region could be on the verge of a mental health crisis.
Nov 11, 2014
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Health
Early childhood deaths halved since 1990: report
Early childhood deaths around the world have been cut in half since 1990 but some 18,000 children under five still die every day, according to a new report out Friday.
Sep 13, 2013
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Health
UK has one of the highest death rates for children in western Europe
(Medical Xpress)—The UK has one of the highest rates of death for children under five in western Europe, according to new research published in The Lancet.
May 2, 2014
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Health
Millennium Villages project shows coordinated efforts can accelerate progress towards MDGs and beyond
The Millennium Villages Project aims to co-ordinate improvements across multiple sectors in health, agriculture, the environment, business, education, and infrastructure in villages in sub-Saharan Africa. New research published ...
May 7, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
South Africa reverses mortality trend in children under 5
Over the past decade, South Africa has made a dramatic reversal in child survival—mainly because of improvements in HIV/AIDS care, reports a study in AIDS, official journal of the International AIDS Society.
Oct 7, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Preventive use of common antibiotic reduces child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa
Treating young children in Sub-Saharan Africa with azithromycin, a safe, inexpensive, and widely used antibiotic, significantly reduced deaths of children under five in a large randomized trial led by scientists at UC San ...
Apr 25, 2018
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Health
An 'unprecedented' rise in infant mortality in England linked to poverty
A new study, published in BMJ Open, links a rise in infant mortality in England to poverty.
Oct 3, 2019
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