Children in poor countries also have right to good health care. A new care program will reduce child mortality
Wekell, P.; Håkanson, A.; Krantz, I.; Forsberg, B.; Troedsson, H.; Gebre-Medhin, M.
Lakartidningen 94(41): 3637-3641
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-7205 PMID: 9411115 Document Number: 274131
According to the WHO (World Health Organization), 12 million children die annually before reaching the age of five. Seventy per cent of the deaths are related to one or more of five common diseases: acute respiratory tract infection, diarrhoea, measles, malaria and malnutrition. Consequently, drawing on international experience and expertise, the WHO and UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) have compiled and developed guidelines for the primary care of Third World children. This programme, entitled Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI), is expected to improve the care of children in areas and situations resources are limited.