More than 20 kids in India have died from contaminated cough syrup. Who's to blame?
Contaminated cough syrup has repeatedly caused child fatalities worldwide, including recent deaths in India, driven by industrial chemical contamination and regulatory failures.
Just money, with no strings attached': how direct cash transfers are giving women in rural Kenya a new life
Unconditional cash transfers substantially reduce child mortality and enable recipients to shift from dangerous, low-income activities to more secure livelihoods and better nutrition.
American kids are less likely to reach adulthood than foreign peers
U.S. children face nearly double the mortality of peers in other high-income nations, driven largely by prematurity, sudden infant death, firearms, and car crashes.
Weisbrot: Rethink sanctions. They're killing as many people as war does.
Broad economic sanctions, primarily from the U.S., are estimated to kill approximately 564,000 people annually, predominantly children, reflecting a shift in how conflicts are waged.
Global child mortality is likely to rise due to cuts in foreign aid, necessitating a reevaluation of philanthropy's role in tackling systemic global issues.