US EditionAfrica: Decades of Progress in Reducing Child Deaths and Stillbirths Under Threat, Warns UN
- The global child death toll for under-fives reached 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths remained around 1.9 million, according to data from the UN.
- UNICEF and WHO warn that funding cuts and health system challenges threaten decades of progress in child survival.
- Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest under-five mortality rates at 69 deaths per 1,000 live births, while disparities exist globally.
- Experts emphasize the need for better access to maternal and child healthcare to prevent deaths, especially in low-income countries.
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UNICEF Report Warns of Rising Rates of Child Mortality without Proper Funding
During a growth monitoring session, Porbilla Ofosu-Apea, UNICEF Nutrition Officer, speaks with Senior Nurse Sister Evelyn Puoviel at UNICEF supported Newborn Care Unit for premature babies at Tamale West Hospital in Tamale, Ghana. Credit: UNICEF/Shehzad NooraniBy Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 2025 (IPS) Despite levels of child mortality and stillbirths having significantly decreased since 2000, increasingly unequal and limited access to bas…
Effect of health systems context on infant and child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa from 1995 to 2015, a longitudinal cohort analysis
Each year, > 3 million children die in sub-Saharan Africa before their fifth birthday. Most deaths are preventable or avoidable through interventions delivered in the primary healthcare system. However, evidence regarding the impact of health system characteristics on child survival is sparse. We assembled a retrospective cohort of > 250,000 children in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa. We described their health service context at the subna…
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Thelocalreport.in"Exemplar": United Nations Praises India's Success In Reducing Child Mortality
India's efforts and progress in reducing preventable child deaths has been lauded as "exemplar" by the United Nations, which cited the example of health initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat, and said the country has saved millions of young lives through strategic investments in its health system. The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation report, released Tuesday, cited the example of five "exemplar countries" in achievi…
Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns
The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low – but this achievement is under threat due to a chronic lack of investment in routine humanitarian work and interventions, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), said on Tuesday.
Africa: Decades of Progress in Reducing Child Deaths and Stillbirths Under Threat, Warns UN
Press Release - The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, still remaining around 1.9 million, according to two new reports released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
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