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Worldwide, substantial progress has been made in the effort to reduce child mortality. The number of under-5 deaths in the world has declined from nearly 12 million in 1990 to 6.9 million in 2011; and the global under-five mortality rate has dropped 41 per cent since 1990 – from 87 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 51 in 2011. [4]
Mother and child health. Both maternal and child health are interdependent and substantially contributing to high burden of mortality worldwide. Every year, 289 000 women die due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, and 6.6 million children below 5 years of age die of complications in the newborn period and of common childhood diseases. [1]
The health services programs and initiatives for women and children include: CHAMPS, disability rehabilitation, domestic and international volunteers, HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment (including prevention of mother-to-child transmission), maternal, neonatal, and child health, medical supply chain system strengthening, prevention and ...
Overall, the amount of kilocalories in a child's diet is expanded when they are given nutritional resources to which they would otherwise have little to no access. By increasing the amount of nutrition a child receives at school, that child's family's nutrition status also increases as their familial demand and requirement for food is decreased ...
The implementation of the program was led by the World Health Organization, reporting to the UN. [1] The aid-based program was accompanied by pledges from some developing nations (including Tanzania and Rwanda) to increase their own domestic spending on health care. [5] According to the UN, around $8.6 million of the program's funding came from ...
BLPARW through its initiative Sauki, a health outreach program improves the access African rural women and their children have to superior health and as a result promote the wellness in Africa’s rural communities. The platform organises community outreach programs twice a year to address basic problems such as lack of health screenings.
The Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC) (French: Comité interafricain sur les pratiques traditionnelles affectant la santé des femmes et des enfants) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) which seeks to change social values and raise consciousness towards eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM) and other traditional ...
For her works on nutrition, Akufo-Addo was honoured by The African Leaders for Nutrition to acknowledge her work and commitment to sound nutrition and the welfare of mothers and babies. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] She was given the 'Excellence in Empowering Women and Children Award' at the Africa Public Sector for her outstanding contribution to women ...