Drought and conflict in the Horn of Africa are causing population displacement, increasing risks of child mortality and malnutrition. Humanitarian agencies are trying to mitigate the impact, with limited resources. Data from previous years may help guide decisions. Trends in different populations affected by displacement (1997-2009) were analyzed to investigate: (1) how elevated malnutrition an...

BACKGROUND Inequalities in progress towards achievement of Millennium Development Goal four (MDG-4) reflect unequal access to child health services. OBJECTIVE To examine the time trends, socio-economic and regional inequalities of under-five mortality rate (U5MR) in Nepal. METHODS We analyzed the data from complete birth histories of four Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS) done in ...

Background Infant and child mortality rates are among the most important indicators of child health, nutrition, implementation of key survival interventions, and the overall social and economic development of a population. In this paper, we investigate the role of coverage of maternal and child health (MNCH) interventions in contributing to declines in child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Des...

background: although many efforts made for the advancement of medical science, it is distributed inequitably despite of all existing financial and human resources facilities. children as the most important and vulnerable groups of society are influenced by these inequities. the objective of this study is comparison of children health indices in rich and poor rural zones in mashhad/iran. methods...

we aimed to clarify the status and causes of mortality and to provide a general strategy to increase the longevity and improve human health. mortality rate of under 5 years old is an important indicator of development in different communities and reveals their life quality. it was a case – control study, data was collected from all deaths of under five years that had been recorded in rural area...

Particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ?2.5 ?m (PM 2.5 ) concentrations vary between countries similar carbon dioxide (CO 2 emissions, which can be partially explained by differences in air pollution control efficacy. However, no indicator of efficacy has yet been developed. We aimed to develop such an indicator, and evaluate its global temporal distribution association country-level heal...

Background Between 1990 and 2015, under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) declined by 53%, from an estimated rate of 91 deaths per 1000 live births to 43, globally. The aim of this study was to determine the share of health research systems in this decrease alongside other influential factors.   Methods We used random effect regression models including the ‘random intercept’ and ‘random intercept and ran...

BACKGROUND Globally, less than half of Countdown Countries will achieve the Millennium Development Goal of reducing the under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) by two-thirds by 2015. There is growing interest in community-based delivery mechanisms to help accelerate progress. One promising approach is the use of a form of participatory mothers' groups, called Care Groups, for expanding coverage of key ch...

Background: Although many efforts made for the advancement of medical science, it is distributed inequitably despite of all existing financial and human resources facilities. Children as the most important and vulnerable groups of society are influenced by these inequities. The Objective of this study is comparison of children health indices in rich and poor rural zones in Mashhad/Iran. Methods...