Sentences with phrase «reduced numbers of death»

The U.S. government cites reduced numbers of death - squad victims as «proof» of its commitment to human rights in El Salvador and the success of that commitment.

Having your baby sleep on their back has been shown to reduce the numbers of deaths from SIDS drastically since the implementation of the Back to Sleep Campaign (now the Safe to Sleep campaign) from the AAP and partners.

The studies have proved that children of ages 1 - 2 should be in a rear - facing position as long as possible because it will reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries in car crashes 5.3 times, which won't be the case with forward facing position.

In the U.S. and around the world, access to healthcare is vital to reduce the number of deaths related to childbirth.

You can reduce the number of deaths from heat stroke by remembering to ACT.

«When used by emergency medical technicians in the civilian world or by medics in the military, we expect this technology could reduce the number of deaths from excessive bleeding,» said Ashley Brown, a research scientist in the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and first author of the paper.

The current influenza (flu) vaccination policy in England and Wales should be expanded to target 5 to 16 - year - olds in order to further reduce the number of deaths from flu, according to a study by UK researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine.

[In addition], I had pledged that we would reduce the number of deaths from suicide.

«Additional research is needed to evaluate if periodontal disease prevention and treatment could help alleviate the incidence of cancer and reduce the number of deaths due to certain types of cancer.»

The researchers hope the technique will eventually help reduce the number of deaths from heart valve disease.

This study lays out a list of parts responsible for the key processes and opens new doors to design prevention strategies to reduce the number of deaths and illnesses associated with human African trypanosomiasis and other diseases spread by the tsetse fly.

Had he chosen a different set of countries, the data would have shown that increasing the percent of calories from fat reduces the number of deaths from coronary heart disease.

If he had presented data from all 22 of the countries he studied, it would have shown that increasing the percentage of fat in your diet actually reduces the number of deaths from heart disease.

The Department will need to continue to work to understand this increase and step up efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries through Department programs and activities at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the Office of the Secretary (OST).

ESC is meant to reduce the number of deaths and injuries resulting from crashes in which the driver loses directional control of the vehicle, including those resulting in vehicle rollover.

Vaccines are not available in every country; they will not eradicate the disease, but may reduce the number of deaths.

The goal laid out in Adaptation for a High - Energy Planet is simple and can be supported regardless of views about global climate risk: reduce the number of deaths caused as a result of extreme weather and disasters every year, while still accelerating modernization and low - carbon growth on an increasingly high - energy planet.

A number of UK safety organisations have given their backing to a European - wide campaign that aims to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on Europe's roads.

«Anything we can do to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on the roads, not just here in the UK but also around the world, is welcome.»

Such apps are used widely in Detroit and have been shown to reduce the number of deaths related to drunk driving accidents.

Not exact matches

The use of helicopters has also greatly reduced the number of combat deaths since wounded soldiers are able to get medical attention much quicker.

In the case of Waymo, Felten told Fortune senior writer Michal Lev - Ram that her team decided one way to reduce the massive number of global driving deaths would be to remove drivers from the equation by developing autonomous driving technology.

Although the campaigns are frequently controversial, there's little doubt that the messages they deliver have reduced the number of injuries and deaths on the roads.

If the fundamental problem is that America has far too many guns, then policies need to cut the number of guns in circulation right now to seriously reduce the number of gun deaths.

It follows years of successful campaigning for plain packaging on tobacco, which has already been implemented in several markets as governments try to reduce the number of «premature deaths» caused by smoking.

If all parents, coaches and athletes learned and followed these ten steps, I believe the number of heat - related deaths of student - athletes could be reduced to zero.

It's time that American homebirth advocates stopped lying about the safety of homebirth and start doing something to reduce the number of preventable neonatal deaths.

The Finnish boxes are part of a wider scheme that helped reduce the number of infants deaths from 10 percent to 0.2 per cent — one of the lowest rates in the world.

Furthermore, there are a number of steps that parents can take to reduce the risk of choking and choking death, which include:

The risk of SIDS is actually very small for the average baby (about one in almost 2,000) and getting smaller — especially thanks to the American Academy of Pediatrics» (AAP) «Back to Sleep» campaign, which has helped reduce the number of SIDS deaths by half since it was initiated in the early 1990s.

According to the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide, breastfeeding your newborn baby reduces her risk of a number of health problems, from diarrhea to bacterial meningitis, and it can reduce your baby's chances of dying from sudden infant death syndrome.

The risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), an excruciatingly painful bowel disease that is the number two cause of death for preemies, is reduced by 77 % with exclusive breastfeeding.

By becoming Members of Sands you can help our work to improve care and support for families when their baby dies and to reduce the number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Product Safety Commission has instituted a new federal safety standard for infant bath tubs that aims to reduce the number of infant deaths associated with drowning.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has instituted a new federal safety standard for infant bath tubs that aims to reduce the number of infant deaths associated with drowning.

By becoming a Member of Sands you can help our work to improve care and support for families when their baby dies and to reduce the number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths.

Dave Taylor, a Boulder, Colo. father of three school - age kids, is one of the growing number of people who ignored pediatricians» warnings against bed - sharing as a way to reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS.

Breastfeeding is also likely to lead to improvements in IQ, reduce rates of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and reduce obesity in young children, and there is growing evidence that it confers a number of other health and development benefits on the child and health benefits on the mother (Renfrew 2012a, Victora 2016).

With the goal of continuing to reduce the number of SIDS deaths, the AAP published its latest policy statement on SIDS in November 2005 (visit aap.org to view the statement in its entirety).

Choosing to partner with Sands will provide a fantastic opportunity to engage your customers and employees whilst supporting our vital work to reduce the number of babies dying and support anyone affected by the death of a baby.

With growing public awareness of the issues surrounding stillbirth and neonatal death, and a national commitment to reduce the number of babies dying, Clea is dedicated to fulfilling Sands» potential to make a real difference for parents.

By fundraising for Sands, you will help us to provide essential support for parents after the death of a baby, and work to reduce the number of parents affected by stillbirth and neonatal death.

Safer sleep environments can reduce the number of SIDS related deaths.

After years of research and many theories about the cause of SIDS, we still do not know the exact cause of SIDS but we do know some things which reduce the number of SIDS deaths.

«Most importantly, the scientific review found that the use of precautionary antibiotics did not reduce the number of infant deaths — neither from GBS (Group B Strep) infection nor from all causes — and the number of later, serious infections is increased by the use of antibiotics during labor.»

Number of pages: 195 Publication date: 2010 Languages: English ISBN: 9789241599573 Download the report [pdf 2.91 MB] Overview Countdown to 2015 is a global movement of academics, governments, UN agencies, foundations, health care associations and nongovernmental organizations formed in 2005 to track progress in reducing maternal and child deaths in the 68 countries where over 95 % of these deaths occur.

The formula industry subtly but persistently works to reduce the public opinion of breastfeeding and encourage formula feeding, while bottle - fed babies suffer twice the number of infant deaths overall.

In an effort to reduce the number of smoking - related deaths, the DoH has introduced a number of measures.

The number of drink driving deaths on our roads has not reduced since 2010, the government needs to tackle this issue head on and lower the drink driving limit to make our roads safer.»

CTC believes the number of road deaths could be reduced more effectively by concentrating on improving the road network and the criminal justice system.