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By Luwei Pearson Globally, the number of neonatal deaths declined from 5.0 million in 1990 to 2.5 million in 2018 – in other words, there were 7,000 deaths every day in 2018 compared to 14,000 in 1990. Neonatal deaths accounted for around 47 per cent of all under-five deaths in...
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By Dr Rishi Caleyachetty Up till now, research on the health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) has primarily focused on gynaecological and sexual health outcomes (e.g., unwanted and unplanned pregnancies, miscarriages, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection), psychiatric disorders (e.g., depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety) (1) and substance...
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By Dr Anu Sachdeva & Dr Ashok Deorari Globally, 2.5 million newborns died in first 28 days in 2017; nearly two-thirds of these deaths were preterm infants (1). In addition, nearly one million newborns survive with developmental delay and cerebral palsy (2). Most of these vulnerable newborns can survive and...
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This blog was originally published as a commentary in The Lancet Global Health here. An estimated 14.8 million babies are born preterm every year, before 37 completed weeks of gestation.1 Of these, around a million die because of direct complications,2 another 912 000 have mild to severe neurodevelopmental impairment, and many...
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By Alka Dev In 1804, Haiti defeated its French colonizers to become the first Black nation to gain independence due to a large and successful slave rebellion. While the country was free to promote human rights, universal citizenship, and participation in government, development in Haiti has been a broad challenge....
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