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Chapter 9 - The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)

from Section 2 - Mother and Child Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2025

By
Anne J. Rerimoi ,
Ayo Palmer ,
E. Kim Mulholland  and
Martin W. Weber
Edited by
David Mabey ,
Martin W. Weber ,
Moffat Nyirenda ,
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu ,
Jackson Orem ,
Laura Benjamin ,
Michael Marks  and
Nicholas A. Feasey
David Mabey
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Martin W. Weber
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
Moffat Nyirenda
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Affiliation:
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Jackson Orem
Affiliation:
Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala
Laura Benjamin
Affiliation:
University College London
Michael Marks
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nicholas A. Feasey
Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Summary

The mortality rate of children less than 5 years of age has decreased by 60% since 1990, with the Millennium Development Goals having been a powerful drive for improvement. However, the reduction has not been evenly distributed throughout the world (UN IGME 2020). Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region with the highest under-5 mortality rate in the world, where 1 child in every 13 dies before celebrating their 5th birthday (UN IGME 2020).

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Principles of Medicine in Africa , pp. 107 - 123
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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