Sentences with phrase «on child mortality»

Does implementation of the IMCI strategy have an impact on child mortality?

Research has shown that educating a girl has substantial positive effects on child mortality and nutrition, overall family health, fertility rates, women's domestic empowerment, women's wages, and, most interestingly, overall countrywide economic development.

Tielsch, J. M., Khatry, S. K., Stoltzfus, R. J., Katz, J., LeClerq, S. C., Adhikari, R., Mullany, L. C., Black, R., and Shresta, S. Effect of daily zinc supplementation on child mortality in southern Nepal: a community - based, cluster randomised, placebo - controlled trial.

Community - wide effects of permethrin - treated bednets on child mortality and malaria morbidity in western Kenya.

THE tide is turning on child mortality.

Exclusive breastfeeding — defined as the practice of only giving an infant breast - milk for the first 6 months of life (no other food or water)-- has the single largest potential impact on child mortality of any preventive intervention.

Not exact matches

But there was widespread agreement among the working group's on - the - ground experts — including Panjabi; Ngozi Okonjo - Iweala, the former Nigerian finance minister who now chairs Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; Helle Thorning - Schmidt, CEO of Save the Children International; and Andrew Youn of the One Acre Fund — that only a more comprehensive health strategy would make any real dent in childhood mortality.

It accomplishes this by building healthy, sustainable communities through local engagement and partnerships and by focusing on the leading causes of mortality for mothers and children in targeted communities throughout Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

In the cost - effectiveness analysis (GiveWell estimate of Living Goods cost effectiveness (November 2014)-RRB-, in all Sheets except for «U5MR (Jake's assumptions),» we use 5q0, or the probability of a child dying before his or her 5th birthday expressed in deaths per 1,000 live births assuming constant mortality rates throughout childhood, instead of the under - 5 mortality rate (under 5 deaths per person per year), because the original report on the RCT we received from Living Goods reported outcomes in terms of 5q0.

The UN's Millennium Goals are certainly laudable: eradicate poverty, promote gender equality, reduce child mortality and so on.

The insistence by supporters of abortion on demand that only «wanted children» be allowed to be born has not improved our infant mortality rates, which have remained among the worst in the industrialized world; nor has it helped us cope effectively with the incidence of child abuse, the frequency and severity of which have increased dramatically during this time.

Confronting children marriage head - on is one of the key things that they want to focus on in reducing child mortality and preventable child deaths.»

Kate also monitored Ghana's progress on Millennium Development Goals 4 & 5 — to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health.

Communities around the world are taking the lead of Finland, where the Baby Box has been issued to all families on the birth of a baby for over 75 years, a practice that led to a dramatic decrease in infant mortality, and is now embedded in a societal support for parents and children that extends well beyond the newborn period.

As policy makers seek to fulfill the Millennium Development Goal of reducing child mortality by two thirds by 2015, effective and comprehensive restrictions on marketing practices in order to protect and support breastfeeding are imperative.

Historically, lower birth rates have resulted in a greater value being placed on infants and children as well as lower infant mortality rates.

Personally, I think it's curious how many physicians and mothers - to - be place such a high emphasis on the 0.11 % risk reduction of neonatal mortality from hospital births, while thinking nothing of engaging other common practices (i.e. poor dietary habits, overuse of antibiotics, participation in contact sports) that certainly increase their child's lifetime risk of chronic disease, injury, or even death.

Effect of not breastfeeding on the risk of diarrheal and respiratory mortality in children under 2 years of age in Metro Cebu, The Philippines.

* Issue 38, Aug - Oct 2005 Insert 1 - 1st International Training Course on Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Insert 2 - Anatomy of a Successful Campaign Insert 3 - Fighting an Old Battle in a New World Insert 4 - 2005 World Summit Outcome Insert 5 - High mortality & malnutrition affect Muslim children most says UN children's agency

IAS, WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, Consensus Statement, «Asking the Right questions: Advancing an HIV Research Agenda for Women and Children», dated 8 March, 2010 IBFAN, Press Release 2012 on the Right to Adequate Food, Digest of the «Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food to the Human Right Council (A / HRC / 19 / 59)» IYCN Project Preventing malnutrition of mothers and children within the context of HIV and emergencies (Haiti) UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, Report 2011 US Expert Panel Report & Recommendations to the US Congress and US Global AIDS Coordinator Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV, Jan 2010, Summary of successes and challenges of PMTCT, as well as recommendations for improved implementation UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero: Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 (with WHO and UNICEF) Global epidemic update UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, RepChildren», dated 8 March, 2010 IBFAN, Press Release 2012 on the Right to Adequate Food, Digest of the «Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food to the Human Right Council (A / HRC / 19 / 59)» IYCN Project Preventing malnutrition of mothers and children within the context of HIV and emergencies (Haiti) UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, Report 2011 US Expert Panel Report & Recommendations to the US Congress and US Global AIDS Coordinator Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV, Jan 2010, Summary of successes and challenges of PMTCT, as well as recommendations for improved implementation UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero: Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 (with WHO and UNICEF) Global epidemic update UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, Repchildren within the context of HIV and emergencies (Haiti) UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, Report 2011 US Expert Panel Report & Recommendations to the US Congress and US Global AIDS Coordinator Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV, Jan 2010, Summary of successes and challenges of PMTCT, as well as recommendations for improved implementation UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero: Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 (with WHO and UNICEF) Global epidemic update UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, Reportchild mortality, Report 2011 US Expert Panel Report & Recommendations to the US Congress and US Global AIDS Coordinator Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV, Jan 2010, Summary of successes and challenges of PMTCT, as well as recommendations for improved implementation UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero: Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 (with WHO and UNICEF) Global epidemic update UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, ReportChild Transmission of HIV, Jan 2010, Summary of successes and challenges of PMTCT, as well as recommendations for improved implementation UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero: Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 (with WHO and UNICEF) Global epidemic update UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, Repchildren by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 (with WHO and UNICEF) Global epidemic update UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, Reportchild mortality, Report 2011

Role of Breastfeeding Cessation in Mediating the Relationship between Maternal HIV Disease Stage and Increased Child Mortality among HIV - Exposed Uninfected Children Author (s): Fox MP, Brooks DR, et al., Published: 2009 Summary: This study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, analyzed the role of breastfeeding cessation and its effect on mortality of HIV - exposed Mortality among HIV - Exposed Uninfected Children Author (s): Fox MP, Brooks DR, et al., Published: 2009 Summary: This study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, analyzed the role of breastfeeding cessation and its effect on mortality of HIV - exposed cChildren Author (s): Fox MP, Brooks DR, et al., Published: 2009 Summary: This study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, analyzed the role of breastfeeding cessation and its effect on mortality of HIV - exposed mortality of HIV - exposed childrenchildren.

The Sustainable Development Goals include ensuring access by infants to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food (2.1); ending all forms of malnutrition and achieving targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age (2.2); addressing the nutritional needs of lactating women (2.2); reducing neonatal mortality (3.2); ensuring access to reproductive health - care services (3.7); and recognizing and valuing unpaid care provided by women and girls (5.4).

In the 1980's, he was the first researcher to show the protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding against infant mortality, and one of the leaders of the creation of the World Health Child Growth Standards based on breastfed infants.

He has spoken internationally on breech and vaginal birth after cesarean section and has appeared in many documentaries, including: «More Business of Being Born», «Happy Healthy Child», «Reducing Infant Mortality», «Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery» and multiple YouTube videos discussing birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision making.

WHO Collaborative Study Team on the Role of Breastfeeding on the Prevention of Infant Mortality 2000, Effect of breastfeeding on infant and child mortality due to infectious diseases in less developed countries: a pooled Mortality 2000, Effect of breastfeeding on infant and child mortality due to infectious diseases in less developed countries: a pooled mortality due to infectious diseases in less developed countries: a pooled analysis.

«WABA believes that programmes related to food and nutrition, health care and development and, especially programmes on infant and young child feeding, should be free from commercial influence and conflicts of interest» advocates Dato Anwar Fazal, WABA Executive Director; «this is especially since optimal breastfeeding, including early, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and continued adequate breastfeeding for up to two years or longer constitute the primary intervention to prevent child mortality worldwide.»

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New York City Council Speaker Cory Johnson and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo announced the package of 10 bills on Sunday and said the measures would be introduced this week... The proposals include: Requiring businesses with more than 15 employees to provide lactation spaces and refrigerators to store breast milk, Requiring lactation rooms in all schools, police precincts, and jails that house women or allow women visitors, Assessing the need for free and low - cost doula services in the city, Creating a report on maternal mortality, Requiring that inmates be able to choose the gender of their doctor, Requiring the city to provide diapers at shelters, subsidized child care centers and other locations, Creating a study and pilot program for on - site childcare for city employees, Allowing campaign funds to be used for certain childcare costs of candidates who are primary caregivers» http://bit.ly/2jTiAtZ

I know each country's gross national product, educational level, child mortality, main export products, and so on.

Marcia Castro's research focuses on infectious diseases (particularly mosquito borne), environmental change and health, environmental management for vector control, spatial patterns of disease transmission, and infant & child mortality.

Also, in terms of impact on reducing child mortality, DTP no longer provides an accurate picture.

««By reinforcing the global health community's commitment to sharing research data and information, we can accelerate the development of new solutions to tackle infectious diseases, cut maternal and child mortality, and reduce malnutrition in the world's poorest places,» wrote Trevor Mundel, president of the foundation's Global Health Division, on the group's website on 20 November.»

But Richenda Van Leeuwen, the U.N. Foundation's new point woman on energy poverty, said leaders widely recognize the impossibility of achieving universal primary school education, reducing child mortality or other development targets without access to electricity.

In the European Union, children younger than 14 years account for a higher proportion of pedestrian mortalities than any other age group except the elderly; in the U.S., among children killed by cars, nearly a quarter were on foot.

Previous studies by other researchers have shown that increasing the use of nanotechnology in agriculture in densely populated countries such as India and China has made an impact on reducing malnutrition and child mortality.

Previous studies on gunshot injuries in children have focused almost exclusively on mortality.

Death rates for each major category of childhood cancer, for example, decreased by about half since 1970 and continue to drop, but since fewer than one - third of 1 percent of cancer deaths occur in children younger than age 15, even the complete elimination of childhood cancer deaths would have little impact on overall cancer mortality.

Recent studies of mortality trends paint a gloomy picture for many middle - aged and older Americans, but a new study focused on children reveals a more optimistic future.

Among these studies are studies on more than 19,000 children representing of 47,000 patient years of growth hormone treatment; a prospective study of 100 adult growth hormone — deficient patients followed for 1 to 4 years, a study of 910 children treated with growth hormone for 11 years, a study of 32 adults and children followed for up to 40 years treated with growth hormone (average 10.8 years); a study of 180 growth hormone — treated children followed for over 6 years with reduced cancer recurrence risk (RR 0.6); a prospective analysis of 289 growth hormone — deficient adults who, after 5 years of growth hormone therapy, showed lower risk of malignancy (RR 0.25) and decreased risk of myocardial infarction (RR 0.19) and early mortality (RR 0.22) compared with the untreated group.

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You can see this clearly in the life expectancy of people 65 years and older (this removes the effect of child mortality and wars etc., concentrating on chronic disease).

Effect of zinc supplementation started during diarrhoea on morbidity and mortality in Bangladeshi children: community randomised trial.

Sazawal, S., Black, R. E., Ramsan, M., Chwaya, H. M., Dutta, A., Dhingra, U., Stoltzfus, R. J., Othman, M. K., and Kabole, F. M. Effect of zinc supplementation on mortality in children aged 1 - 48 months: a community - based randomised placebo - controlled trial.

Whole TV networks have been built on the bones of dead children, and we've lost count of the number of books, plays, and movies that have assaulted our tear ducts — sometimes honorably, more often not — with untimely mortality.

It all comes from a children's book with a mature outlook on mortality.

The goal of the summit, a joint effort with the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality and the Washington Business Group on Health, is to bring together leaders from business and education to discuss the importance of children's health, the A.A.P. said.

Even Professor Emeritus Robert LeVine and his wife, Sarah, an anthropologist and former researcher at the Ed School, couldn't quite put their fingers on the school - health connection when they started looking at women's schooling, fertility, and child mortality in the early 1980s with the Ed School's Project on Maternal Schooling.

«By reinforcing the global health community's commitment to sharing research data and information, we can accelerate the development of new solutions to tackle infectious diseases, cut maternal and child mortality, and reduce malnutrition in the world's poorest places,» wrote Trevor Mundel, president of the foundation's Global Health Division, on the group's website on 20 November.

In an interview with BookPage, King cautions that Lisey's Story should not be read as autobiographical — for instance, the Kings have three children, the Landons are childless — but he admits that his own thoughts on mortality permeate the pages.

I could be wrong, but reduced child mortality from treating water and sewage has had the most effect on the survival curve.