UNICEF says child deaths down sharply since 1990

[Christoph]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global efforts to promote childhood immunization, breast-feeding and anti-malaria measures have helped cut by nearly a quarter the death rate of children under age 5 since 1990, UNICEF said on Wednesday...



http://news.scotsman.com/latest_international.cfm?id=1463482007

[Christoph]

Dr. Christopher Murray and his team at the UW's new Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation found evidence that despite significant new efforts -- and money -- aimed at improving child survival, the overall trends indicate efforts to prevent deaths are slowing....



http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/332754_childdeaths22.html