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WHY DO WE NEED TO ADOPTTHE I.M.C.I. APPROACHOR THEINTEGRATEDMANAGEMENTOF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSIN THE PHILIPPINES ?
Marco Antonio C. Sto TomasBoard of Nursing
Child Health Situation Based on World Health Report
28%3%20%19%15%8%7%54%
MalariaMeaslesDiarrhoeaPenumoniaPerinatalHIV/AIDSOthersMalnutrition
Figure 1. Distribution of 10.5 million deaths among children less than 5 yearsold in all developing countries, 1999
Inequities of Child Health
World Analysts say that this
Global Burden of Disease
indicatethat these conditions will continue to be major contributors tochild deaths through the year 2020
unless significantly greater efforts are made to control them.
. Infant and childhood mortality are sensitive indicators of inequity and poverty…1. children who are most commonly and severely ill, who aremalnourished and who are most likely to die of their illnessare those of the most vulnerable and underprivileged populations of low-income countries; 2. even within middle-income and so-called industrialized countries, there are often neglected geographical areaswhere childhood mortality remains high; 3. millions of children are often caught in the vicious cycle o poverty and ill health…. poverty leads to ill health and illhealth breeds poverty.
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