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Saving Lives In Poor Nations Costs $ 5 Per Person

Saving Lives In Poor Nations Costs $ 5 Per Person

by The Daily Eye Team April 13 2016, 12:01 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 25 secs

About $5 per person a year could avert the crisis of millions of child and maternal deaths in poor nations, according to a new report.According to John Hopkins researchers, 4 million lives could be saved each year by targeting 90 percent of target groups with maternal and child health services, including pregnancy care, improved childhood nutrition, and treatment of malaria and other life-threatening infections. The improved healthcare services could prevent 1.5 million infant deaths, nearly 1,500 maternal deaths, and almost 850,000 stillbirths every year.

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