Full Coverage: Infant mortality

13.05.2008 More than 350,000 children living in poor countries could be saved each year using the money lost as corporations engage in illegal trade-related tax evasion, says a new report from an anti-poverty coalition.

06.05.2008 Traditional midwives or dais have been overlooked by India’s National Rural Health Mission that focuses solely on institutional delivery. In a country having the highest maternal mortality rate and collapsing rural health care, there is a need to integrate these women in public health programmes.

06.05.2008 Joka vuosi lähes 10 miljoonaa lasta kuolee ennen viidettä ikävuottaan sairauksiin, jotka olisi helppo hoitaa terveydenhuollon, puhtaan veden ja koulutuksen keinoin, Pelastakaa Lasten Maailman Äidit –raportti kertoo.