Sentences with phrase «reduce deaths among children»

The findings are meant to provide guidance toward the United Nations» longstanding goal of reducing deaths among children under 5.

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For example, USAID manages Child Survival and Health (CSH) programs intended to reduce illness and death among mothers, infants and young children.

A recent study in Pediatrics said flu vaccination reduces the risk of flu - related death by 51 percent among high - risk children with underlying conditions, and by 65 percent in healthy children.

Although previous studies have found that breastfeeding provides a variety of benefits for babies, including apparently reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, the study is the first to demonstrate an overall reduction in mortality among U.S. children, Rogan and other experts said.

Childhood cancer is one of the leading causes of death among children, and while the evidence is still limited, studies are showing that breastfeeding for at least six months can reduce a child's risk.

Correctly used child safety seats can reduce the risk of death by as much as 71 percent among infants and 54 percent among children aged one to four in passenger cars.

There's solid evidence that these laws reduce unintentional firearm injuries and deaths among children.

The tropical medicine advisor with Doctors Without Borders had been working in that west African country on a malaria project — distributing drugs to reduce the death rate among children under five years of age — when she was notified that the State of Louisiana wanted to limit «unnecessary exposure of Ebola to the general public» and would be requesting all individuals who had traveled to Ebola - affected countries voluntarily quarantine themselves for 21 days following their relevant travel history, regardless of their symptoms.

Depowering airbags also has reduced deaths and injuries among infants and children riding in the front passenger seat.

UNICEF then used BRAC's model for its worldwide diarrheal disease treatment program, reducing deaths from diarrhea among children from 4.6 million in 1980 to 1.6 million in 2006.

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among those aged 1 - 54 in the U.S.. For adults and older children (who are big enough for seat belts to fit properly), seat belt use is the most effective way to save lives and reduce injuries in crashes.

The Chiles Center is dedicated to determining the most effective strategies, programs and systems for reducing illness and death among mothers, their infants and young children.