According to WHO, almost 19,000 children under five years of age are
dying every day across the world. India tops the list of countries with
the highest number with around 18 lakh such deaths annually. For India,
despite it being one of the fastest growing economies, there has been no
visible pattern between per capita income growth and the rate of
reduction of child mortality rates. One-third of all malnourished
children live in India. Of the 26 million children born in India every
year, approximately 1.83 million children die before their fifth
birthday. For more info visit:
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Every child has the right to survive. We can reduce the numbers of
children dying from easily preventable causes. Most of the children who
die each year could be saved by low cost, evidence-based, cost-effective
primary care practices such as vaccines, antibiotics, micronutrient
supplementation, insecticide treated bed nets, improved family care and
breastfeeding practices, and oral rehydration therapy.
These low cost primary care interventions could reduce neonatal mortality by up to 70 per cent. General Practitioners have a very important role to play in reducing the neonatal mortality. For more info visit:
These low cost primary care interventions could reduce neonatal mortality by up to 70 per cent. General Practitioners have a very important role to play in reducing the neonatal mortality. For more info visit:
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