Africa Knowledge Management Portal
Informing health decisions and actions
Description
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Children under five years of age bear a disproportionate share of the global burden of disease. While major gains have been made in reducing childhood mortality during previous decades, stagnation or even reversals of trends have been observed recently in many countries. Most of the nearly 11 million child deaths each year are concentrated in the world��s poorest countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Diarrhoea, pneumonia, and neonatal conditions are the most prevalent causes of childhood mortality worldwide, with malaria and HIV infections contributing in many areas. Malnutrition is associated with 54% of all child deaths, and measles remains a major cause of death.