Advancing a science of sustaining health in Madagascar

V Rafaralahy,J Herrnstein,T Raveloson,Matthew H Bonds ,Laura Cordier ,Djordje Gikic ,Andrés Garchitorena ,Megan Murray ,Benjamin Andriamihaja ,Meg G Mccarty ,Patricia C Wright ,Herinjaka Andriambolamanana ,Paul Farmer ,Thomas R Gillespie ,Ranto Ramananjato ,Tara Loyd ,Luc Rakotonirina ,Allan W Cripps ,Lara Hall ,Ann C Miller ,Michael Rich ,R Herrnstein

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2016.04.611

Abstract

Advancing a science of sustaining health in Madagascar

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In Ethiopia, child mortality rates dropped 69% from1990 to 2013, it is estimated that 196,000 Ethiopian children die each year
Our aims were to examine the temporal relationship of mortality to admission, describe the demographics, and identify cause mortality of children admitted to the Zewditu Memorial Hospital (ZMH)
A four-year retrospective review of pediatric admissions was conducted at the pediatric emergency room and pediatric hospital ward at ZMH in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Introduction

Millennium Development Goal 4 focused efforts on reducing rates by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. In Ethiopia, child mortality rates dropped 69% from1990 to 2013, it is estimated that 196,000 Ethiopian children die each year. There is limited information about pediatric hospital admissions in Ethiopia. Our aims were to examine the temporal relationship of mortality to admission, describe the demographics, and identify cause mortality of children admitted to the Zewditu Memorial Hospital (ZMH)

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