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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