Introduction
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been actively researching various causes of infant mortality within the six WHO regions. However, success in this regard depends on the accuracy of the information provided. This paper shall set out to summarize an article that addresses the link between infant mortality and accurate information flow worldwide.
Main body
In the article WHO estimates of the causes of death in children, by Jennifer Bryce, Cynthia Boschi-Pinto, Kenji Shibuya, Robert Black, et al, the authors base their article on the fact that child survival efforts can be efficiently achieved through the provision and availability of accurate information regarding the causes of infant death. As such, they use this article in a bid to show what the WHO did in order to improve the accuracy of this information within a four years period. They state that the provision and availability of accurate information plays a pivotal role in the establishment, delivery, and measurement of disease-specific interventions.
To support their claim, the authors use different quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze and interpret the data. A case study of WHO is the primary source of information, while correlative techniques are used to establish the link between child mortality and specific diseases within the six WHO regions. The authors present their findings in a logical and comprehensive manner, detailing the challenges faced during the compilation of the data, as well as the procedures implemented to address these challenges.
From their findings, it is evident that there were six major causes that led to the death of over ten million children below the age of five from 2000 to 2003. These diseases caused 73% of all infant deaths recorded within this period. According to the authors, the World Health Organization’s findings indicated that malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, neonatal sepsis, premature deliveries, and asphyxia at birth were the most rampant causes of death within the six WHO regions.
In addition, the information provided revealed that malnutrition played a significant role in over 50% of all infant deaths. In their discussion, the authors state that while some diseases such as HIV/AIDS, measles, and tetanus pose no serious threat, they should not be ignored. They attribute this to the fact that these diseases still cause death and procedures and programs should be developed in order to counter these growing threats. On the same note, the authors recommend that the accurate information published by the WHO should be used in a bid to provide disease-specific interventions. They argue that researchers should team up so as to provide accurate information.
Finally, the authors state that the revelation of such accurate information has played a pivotal role in sensitizing the public about these diseases, fostering childcare prioritization, and providing a strong foundation for measurement. Through this information, malnutrition, which is a major underlying cause of infant deaths, can be addressed effectively all over the world.
Conclusion
Diseases such as malaria, cholera, and HIV/AIDS pose serious threats to the livelihoods of most people living in less developed nations. This article provides an avenue through which child-health epidemiology can be strengthened and public-health policy development initiated within such nations. The authors have effectively supported their case with verifiable data. As such, this article is not only a good and informative piece of work but also, a guide that can be used by nations to combat infant mortality within their populations worldwide.