Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S.
Child death rates in the US are rising, with Black and Native American youths disproportionately affected by injuries like car accidents, homicides, and suicides. [ more ]
Childhood deaths reach historic' low but progress is unequal, UN report finds
Record low under-five mortality in 2022 - 4.9 million deaths, Progress in reducing child mortality since 2000 and 1990, Precarious progress in ending preventable child deaths [ more ]
Here's how 2 UCSF doctors, nonprofit helped lower child mortality by nearly 63% in Mali war zone
UCSF doctors launch nonprofit to bring healthcare to communities with high child death rates in Mali.
The nonprofit, Muso, continued to provide care during the regional war in central Mali, leading to a significant drop in child mortality rates. [ more ]