WHO's approval of the RTS,S/AS01 (Mosquirix) malaria vaccine in 2021 marked a milestone in global public health. It represented not only the first vaccine approved against any parasitic human disease ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine introduced a new initiative Wednesday to improve birth outcomes and reduce infant mortality rates in the state. Wednesday morning, DeWine visited the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – While Ohio’s infant mortality rates are the lowest in two decades, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday an initiative aimed at helping even more babies reach their first birthday.

When it comes to infant mortality, the United States ranks 54th in the world. That's about three times that of Japan, Singapore or Slovenia. Within the U.S., Ohio is in the bottom 25 percent of all ...

Homa Bay County Government, in partnership with JHPIEGO, has established a newborn unit in Oyugis town aimed at reducing infant mortality and easing pressure on the Homa Bay County Teaching and ...

North Carolina had the 12th highest child mortality rate in the nation in 2024, losing ground to other states from the ...

Oyo State Government has intensified efforts to reduce child mortality and strengthen primary healthcare delivery with the training of health officers on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness ...

A countywide group charged with helping more babies reach their first birthday have proposed three new initiatives for reducing the infant mortality rate locally. The Butler County Partnership to ...

The United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates of all developed countries: Of every 1,000 babies born this year, six will die before their first birthday. The problem runs deeper than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between 2020 and 2022, sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) rates increased by nearly 12%, reversing years of stability, ...

Reductions in child mortality have slowed around the world and even stalled in some places, with communities in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia particularly at risk, a United Nations report has ...

The number of babies in Hamilton County who died before their first birthdays increased last year. The number of babies in Hamilton County who died before their first birthdays increased last year.