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8461171

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
More than 14 million children under 5 years of age die annually in the Third World, mainly due to diarrhoea, pneumonia, malaria and immunizable diseases. The problems of poverty, malnutrition, poor sanitation, illiteracy and high fertility that traditionally are associated with underdevelopment are now being compounded by social disruption due to rapid changes in lifestyle, new diseases such as AIDS and Third World debt. A vital part of the solution is provision of basic medical and education services to all, with emphasis on female literacy and improving the status of women. Key elements in providing basic medical services are delegation and empowerment. Doctors must delegate the delivery of essential child health services to appropriately trained and adequately supported auxiliaries. Parents, especially mothers, need to be empowered with the knowledge and resources to recognize and manage, or assist in the management of, their children's health problems.
pubmed:keyword
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1034-4810
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
12-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-9-24
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: In developing countries, more than 14 million children under 5 years old die each year. The leading causes of death for these children are diarrhea, respiratory infections, malaria, and diseases that can be prevented through immunization. Pediatricians must treat many children in developing countries, often afflicted with several diseases simultaneously, while operating under the shortage syndrome--shortage of money, staff, equipment, buildings, and time. Reasons for such high child mortality are numerous. Maldistribution of resources contributes greatly to ill child health and to child mortality, e.g., most resources are targeted for urban areas and are used to please the elite while the poor live in overcrowded, unsanitary slums. Further, 75% of the health budget funds goes to hospitals, mostly in urban areas, which helps just 10% of the population while the remaining 25% goes to primary health care which serves the other 90% of the population. Unmet needs for family planning services also play a role in child ill health. Wealth is needed for good health, but most people in developing countries are poor. Female literacy and access to basic education are essential for improved child survival. Research shows that reduced child mortality is a prerequisite to falling birth rates. Children in developing countries have a quadruple burden: underdevelopment, social disruption, AIDS, and the Third World debt. Successful delegation of delivery of essential child health services to adequately trained and supported auxiliary health personnel operating from community health clinics increases coverage of child health services. All health personnel must encourage breast feeding and empower parents with knowledge so they can confidently care for their children. Pediatricians need to communicate to decision-makers and economic planners what they need to implement to improve child survival.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Priorities and practice in tropical paediatrics.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review