Child Mortality
latest news & developments
Malnutrition could undo all the work of saving young lives
Reducing child mortality is possible. What remains is the courage to scale what works and to sustain it. If we are serious about ending child stunting by 2030, then we must act…
Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatment
Over the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children…
World health: Progress after Covid — then Trump struck
On World Health Day, let’s not lose sight of hope, of taking action to make sure we create societies in which our children can not only survive but thrive
Four lessons from good policymaking in Africa
Instead of only focusing on what went wrong, analysing policies that have improved people’s lives helps governments NGOs in other actions
This president is putting his money where is mouth is when it comes to an NHI
Mali joins the ranks of countries such as Sierra Leone, South Africa & Burkina Faso to provide free healthcare to moms and tots.
Seven charts that show the world is actually becoming a better place
A look at key data shows that the world is much better off today than ever before in history
Hunger is still killing South Africa’s children
The state needs civil society to help to combat malnutrition, which stunts children’s potential
SA’s healthcare system in shabby state
Disease and death flourish while the number of doctors diminishes and the cost of health remains under the microscope, writes Shoks Mnisi Mzolo.
Child mortality drops but still high
According to a Unicef report, South Africa has reduced its child mortality rate from 60 deaths per every 1 000 live births in 1990 to 41 in 2015.
Niger leads the world in child mortality reduction rates
Nongovernmental groups say Niger is the top country that managed to reduce its child mortality rates since 1990.
Motsoaledi: Promote breast-feeding by restricting formula
SA must "reposition, protect and support breast-feeding" — even restrict baby formula — to combat child mortality, says SA’s health minister.
‘We are failing our children’
SA is one of 12 countries that has failed to reduce child mortality since 1990, according to the 2009/10 SA Child Gauge, released on Tuesday.
HIV wipes out Namibia’s gains in reducing child mortality
The country was well on its way to reducing child mortality, but over the past decade the pandemic has annulled previous gains.