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Brian G. Dowling

WHO | What are the key health dangers for children? - 0 views

  • From one month to five years of age, the main causes of death are pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, measles and HIV. Malnutrition contributes to more than half of deaths. Pneumonia is the prime cause of death in children under five years of age. Nearly three-quarters of all cases occur in just 15 countries. Addressing the major risk factors – including malnutrition and air pollution – is essential to preventing pneumonia, as is vaccination. Antibiotics and oxygen are vital tools for effectively managing the illness. Diarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause of sickness and death among children in developing countries. Treatment with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) combined with zinc supplements is safe, cost-effective, and saves lives. One African child dies every 30 seconds from malaria. Insecticide-treated nets prevent transmission and increase child survival. Over 90% of children with HIV are infected through mother-to-child transmission, which can be prevented with antiretrovirals, as well as safer delivery and feeding practices. About 20 million children under five worldwide are severely malnourished, which leaves them more vulnerable to illness and early death. About two-thirds of child deaths are preventable through practical, low-cost interventions. WHO is improving child health by helping countries to deliver integrated, effective care in a continuum - starting with a healthy pregnancy for the mother, through birth and care up to five years of age. Investing in strong health systems is key to delivering this preventive care.
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      Global Health Equity From MIT World contains a video showing some of the positive work being done in this area.
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    Connects directly with the Millennium Development Goals Child Health
Brian G. Dowling

UNFPA - Countdown to 2015: Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival - 0 views

  • This report collects and analyses data from the 68 countries that account for at least 95 per cent of maternal and child deaths. It produces country profiles that present coverage data for a range of key health services, including: Contraceptive use. Antenatal care. Skilled attendance at delivery. Postnatal care. Child health. Financial investments in maternal, newborn and child health. Equity of access, health systems and policy.
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    The report provides a mix of good and bad news. One good news message is that the under-5 child mortality rate has declined by 28 percent, from an estimated 90 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 65 deaths per 1000 in 2008, accounting for a reduction of nearly 4 million child deaths per year.
Brian G. Dowling

U.S. falls behind other developed countries in infant mortality - Los Angeles Times - 0 views

  • U.S. falls behind other developed countries in infant mortality The United States ranks 29th. The rate has not improved because of an increase in premature births, health officials say.
  • A rise in twins and triplets, driven by the use of infertility treatments, contributed somewhat to the rise in premature and low-birth-weight births, Petrini said. But even accounting for those trends, premature births are increasing, possibly tied to rising rates of obesity, diabetes and hypertension.
  • "We as a nation place less emphasis on primary care and prevention than a lot of these other industrialized democracies do that have lower rates than we do," said Dr. Ann O'Malley of the Center for Studying Health System Change, a Washington-based research group.
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  • Health advocates acknowledge that many of those countries have more homogeneous populations than the United States. But they also have fewer gaps in healthcare coverage and health systems that emphasize primary care."We're great in this country at taking care of really sick people with high-tech interventions," O'Malley said. "But we're not very good at plugging people into preventive care."
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    Healthcare, even in our own backyard, is often a matter of a new way of thinking and not necessarily a funding problem.
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    Our potential motivation to get behind global child healthcare seems dubious if we are 29th in the world. The problem does is not a matter of not enough money but how we live our lives.
Brian G. Dowling

Global Health - Change.org: What Will Be the Next Global Pandemic? Let's Find Out. - 0 views

  • What will be the next global pandemic? Avian influenza?  Smallpox? Well, in honor of March madness, I'm holding a tournament. We're going to find the next global pandemic, right here. We'll match up the scariest infectious diseases, and pick a winner - the next global pandemic.
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    I have written in my blog before about the efforts to eradicate these diseases. Today I took a look from the other side. Seeing how potentially devastating these diseases could be, I decided to start to take some small steps to help by adding a funding raising page on my blog in support of the global fund.
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    \n Alanna Shaikh has spent the last ten years immersed in global health; she has worked for NGOs, companies, universities, and the US government on projects that ranged from preventing antibacterial resistance to improving maternal and child health. She has decided to try picking the next pandemic. This is the real challenge that faces us in achieving the 6th Millennium Development Goal combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
Brian G. Dowling

Global Polio Eradication - 0 views

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    The goal of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is to ensure that no child will ever again know the crippling effects of polio. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is the largest public health initiative the world has ever known.
Brian G. Dowling

Nets Save Lives | Nothing But Nets Campaign - 0 views

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    Simply put, malaria kills. Nets can save lives. Here  are some harsh realities about malaria:  Fact: Malaria is preventable, but causes nearly 500 million illnesses each year and kills more than 1 million of those who become infected. Fact: Ninety percent of deaths caused by malaria occur in Africa, where the disease is a leading killer of children. Every 30 seconds a child in Africa dies from malaria.  Fact: Malaria is the #1 killer of refugees in Africa.  Two-thirds of the 33 million refugees worldwide live in malaria endemic countries.  So, as engaged global citizens, what can we do to help? 
Brian G. Dowling

TED | TEDx Events | The TEDx program | TEDxChange - 0 views

  • TEDx and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have teamed up for a very special TEDx project -- TEDxChange. TEDxChange marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the eight Millennium Development Goals set out by the UN to tackle global issues such as poverty, child mortality and disease. Convened by Melinda French Gates and featuring talks by some of the world's most inspired thinkers and doers, TEDxChange will look at what changes have taken place in the last decade, and what more needs to be done to ensure the health and well-being of future generations.
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    Focused on the theme "The Future We Make," TEDxChange will be hosted by TED curator Chris Anderson. The live event at the Paley Center for Media in New York City will be streamed live to the web on September 20th -- and local TEDx communities around the world will be watching. Learn more >>
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Almost Half of Deaths in Kids Under 5 Occur in 5 Countries - 0 views

  • Almost Half of Deaths in Kids Under 5 Occur in 5 Countries Two-thirds of cases due to infectious diseases, researchers report
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    TUESDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Infectious diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and blood poisoning account for more than two-thirds of the 8.8 million annual deaths in kids under 5 years of age worldwide, a new report shows.
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Global Movement for Children - 0 views

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    A participating non-government organization in the MDG summit this September. The GMC was created as a result of the outstanding success of the "Say Yes for Children" campaign which led to the UN Special Session on Children in 2002 resolving to help mobilize citizens of every nation families, communities, civil society, organizations of every kind and children within an active, influential and united movement. This means
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