Post on 12-Apr-2017
CHAPTER 4:MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
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MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH (MCH) Key area of international health Child health focuses on under-5s Maternal health focuses on
reproductive health, including contraception, pregnancy (prenatal care), and delivery
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CHILD MORTALITY
More than 10 million children died in 2005
Most were under 5 years old There has been some improvement
over the last 6 years due to successful programs targeting this problem.
SOME 21,000 CHILDREN DIE EVERY DAY
That is equivalent to:
1 child dying every 4 seconds 14 children dying every minute A 2011 Libya conflict-scale death toll every
day A 2010 Haiti earthquake occurring every 10
days A 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring every 11
days Some 92 million children dying between
2000 and 2010http://www.globalissues.org/article/715/today-21000-children-died-around-the-world
UNDER-5 CHILD MORTALITY, 2004
Missing
0 – 9.9
10 – 49.9
100 – 200
> 200
50 – 99.9
CAUSES OF DEATH: BIRTH TO AGE 5Cause # deaths / year % of child deathsNeonatal (first 28 days)
3.9 million 37%
ARIs (pneumonia) 2.0 million 19%
Diarrhea 1.8 million 17%
Malaria 850,000 8%
Measles 395,000 4%
HIV/AIDS 320,000 3%
Injuries 305,000 3%
All other causes 1.0 million 10%
NEONATAL MORTALITY Deaths from birth to 28 days Includes:
Preterm birth Birth asphyxia Birth trauma Neonatal tetanus Other infections Other conditions
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