Child Mortality News - Latest Updates & Headlines
AMR-related infections killed over 3 million children globally in 2022: Study
New Delhi, April 13: More than three million children worldwide lost their lives in 2022 due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related infections, a new landmark study has revealed.
Mexico reports first human death from H5N1 bird flu
Mexico City, April 9: A three-year-old girl in western Mexico died after contracting avian influenza A (H5N1), becoming the country's first fatal human case of the disease, health authorities said.
UN lauds India's efforts in mitigating childhood mortality, stillbirth
New Delhi, March 29: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) report stated that significant achievement has been highlighted in reduction of childhood mortality and stillbirth in India, a statement said.
India among 5 'exemplar countries' in child mortality reduction: UN
New Delhi, March 27: With better health system investment, including Ayushman Bharat programme, India has been ranked among the five ‘exemplar countries’ in child mortality reduction, according to a report by the United Nations.
WHO South-East Asia chief stresses need to address birth defects; calls for enhanced health system, better coverage
New Delhi March 1: Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia, emphasised that birth defects have a significant impact on the quality of life of an individual, many of which are preventable through health system interventions and by addressing environmental factors.
Birth defects kill about 300 children under 5 daily in South-East Asia: WHO
New Delhi, March 1: Birth defects claim the lives of about 300 children under five years of age, every day in the South-East Asia region, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday, ahead of World Birth Defects Day.