Infant mortality

UNICEF report: 69 million children at risk of dying if health conditions don't improve

The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) released a report on Tuesday which stated that 69 million children below five years of age are at the risk of dying from "preventable causes" b

Publication Date:

29/06/2016

Source: International Business Times

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Health, Child Health, UNICEF, Poverty, Infant mortality, Children, Africa, Chad, Somalia, Displacement

Poverty

UNICEF finds dramatic inequality among world's poorest, richest children

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of children who do not attend school is rising, child marriage has not dropped in decades and millions of young children will die mostly preventab

Publication Date:

28/06/2016

Source: Reuters

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Poverty, Child Health, Education, UNICEF, Africa, India, Infant mortality

People

The State of the World’s Children 2016: A fair chance for every child

By 2030, 69 million children under the age of five will have died, 167 million children will be living in poverty and 750 million women will have been married as children, unless the issues facing the most disadvantaged children are tackled says this annual UNICEF report.

Publication Date:

28/06/2016

Source: UNICEF

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Children, Child Health, Education, Poverty, Infant mortality, Nutrition, India, Global

Air Pollution

Methodology for valuing the health impacts of air pollution: discussion of challenges and proposed solutions

This report is meant to inform a joint publication by the World Bank and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) on the economic costs of air pollution. Air pollution is a global challenge and one that is acutely felt in developing countries.

Publication Date:

23/06/2016

Author(s): Urvashi Narain, Chris Sall

Source: The World Bank

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Air Pollution, Health Effects, Cost Benefit Analysis, Developing Countries, India, Infant mortality, Indoor Air Pollution

Health

Kerala to incorporate health projects under UN programme

Thiruvananthapuram: The state has decided to incorporate all the projects in the health sector under the United Nations sustainable development programme.

Publication Date:

23/06/2016

Author(s): Rajiv G

Source: Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)

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Kerala, Maternal Health, Infant mortality, Malaria, Tuberculosis (TB), Waterborne diseases, WHO, Health

Health

Geographical inequalities and social and environmental risk factors for under-dive mortality in Ghana in 2000 and 2010: Bayesian spatial analysis of census data

Under-five mortality is declining in Ghana and many other countries. Very few studies have measured under-five mortality—and its social and environmental risk factors—at fine spatial resolutions, which is relevant for policy purposes. Our aim was to estimate under-five mortality and its social and environmental risk factors at the district level in Ghana.

Original Source

Publication Date:

21/06/2016

Author(s): Raphael E. Arku, James E. Bennett, Marcia C. Castro & et al

Source: PLoS Medicine

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1-14

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Infant mortality, Ghana, Africa, Sanitation, Household Energy, LPG, Waterborne diseases, Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, Environmental Health

Health

Infant mortality rate drops in Karnal

The efforts of the Health Department have bore fruit as the district has witnessed a downfall in the infant mortality rate (IMR), which has always been a challenge for the department.

Publication Date:

21/06/2016

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

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Infant mortality, Haryana, Karnal (D), Nutrition, Maternal Health, Child Health, Health

Health

State-wide campaign to fight maternal mortality

Jaipur: Aiming to bring down maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the state, health department launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matratva Abhiyan (Prime Minister Safe Motherhood Campaign) in the state

Publication Date:

10/06/2016

Source: Times Of India (Jaipur)

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Rajasthan, Maternal Health, Hypertension (Blood Pressure), Health Effects, Women, Infant mortality, Health

Health

Nutritional status and infant mortality rate: a case study in Saiha district, Mizoram, India

This communication examines nutritional status and its impact on infant mortality rate (IMR) in Saiha district, Mizoram, India. We conducted a case study of 17 villages and 1650 mothers were surveyed, using random sampling method. The district has very high IMR (219.6), significantly higher than Mizoram (35). Meanwhile, per day per capita calorie intake is 1703, which is less than the recommended dietary intake (2400 kcal). All food items which people consume daily were collected and nutritional status was assessed.

Publication Date:

10/06/2016

Author(s): Vishwambhar Prasad Sati, Lalrinpuia Vangchhia

Source: Current Science

Vol:

110

pp:

1-5

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Infant mortality, Nutrition, Mizoram, Saiha (D), North East, Maternal Health, Food Supply, Nutritional Diseases, Consumption Patterns, Malnutrition

Health

National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4): District fact sheets

The National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), the fourth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health and nutrition for India and each State / Union territory. NFHS-4, for the first time, provides district-level estimates for many important indicators.

Publication Date:

01/06/2016

Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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