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Pneumonia claims 107 kids in 5 months
Abhilash Botekar, TNN | Oct 1, 2012, 06.40AM IST
NASHIK: Of 668 child deaths - between age 0 and 6 years reported by the district health office, pneumonia has emerged as a dreaded disease even as accidents claimed 37 children and there were eleven cases of children having drowned.
The child death audit carried out by district health office for last five months has revealed that following pneumonia, low birth weight has been another critical factor that has claimed 89 children. This is closely followed by pre-mature deliveries which claimed 86 infant lives.
The officials from the district health office (DHO) said that diseases like pneumonia, diarrhoea or meningitis are caused on account of of malnourishment and factors like low birth weight and premature delivery are also responsible for the existence of malnourished children. "Considering the range of diseases and factors, the reports suggest that over 375 children have died because of these factors or of related diseases," the official said.
The DHO official further pointed out that there were 37 deaths due to various accidents, while three children died of burns and 11 drowned.
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Abhilash Botekar, TNN | Oct 1, 2012, 06.40AM IST
NASHIK: Of 668 child deaths - between age 0 and 6 years reported by the district health office, pneumonia has emerged as a dreaded disease even as accidents claimed 37 children and there were eleven cases of children having drowned.
The child death audit carried out by district health office for last five months has revealed that following pneumonia, low birth weight has been another critical factor that has claimed 89 children. This is closely followed by pre-mature deliveries which claimed 86 infant lives.
The officials from the district health office (DHO) said that diseases like pneumonia, diarrhoea or meningitis are caused on account of of malnourishment and factors like low birth weight and premature delivery are also responsible for the existence of malnourished children. "Considering the range of diseases and factors, the reports suggest that over 375 children have died because of these factors or of related diseases," the official said.
The DHO official further pointed out that there were 37 deaths due to various accidents, while three children died of burns and 11 drowned.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...107-kids-in-5-months/articleshow/16621266.cms