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Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017
Since 2000, many countries have achieved considerable success in improving child survival, but localized progress remains unclear. To inform efforts towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3.2—to end preventable child deaths by 2030—we need consistently estimated data at the subnational level regarding child mortality rates and trends. Here we quantified, for the period 2000–2017, the subnational variation in mortality rates and number of deaths of neonates, infants and children under 5 years of age within 99 low- and middle-income countries using a geostatistical survival model. We estimated that 32% of children under 5 in these countries lived in districts that had attained rates of 25 or fewer child deaths per 1,000 live births by 2017, and that 58% of child deaths between 2000 and 2017 in these countries could have been averted in the absence of geographical inequality. This study enables the identification of high-mortality clusters, patterns of progress and geographical inequalities to inform appropriate investments and implementations that will help to improve the health of all populations.
By Arianna Maever L Amit
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COVID-19 Educational Materials for the Community Setting
A group of Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) student volunteers, the ASMPH Public Health Student Council, and the Ateneo Center for Research and Innovation (ACRI) worked together produce these educational materials on COVID-19 for the community setting in the Philippines.
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Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017 and aggregate these to policy-relevant administrative units. Wasting decreased overall across LMICs between 2000 and 2017, from 8.4% (62.3 (55.1–70.8) million) to 6.4% (58.3 (47.6–70.7) million), but is predicted to remain above the World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target of <5% in over half of LMICs by 2025. Prevalence of overweight increased from 5.2% (30 (22.8–38.5) million) in 2000 to 6.0% (55.5 (44.8–67.9) million) children aged under 5 years in 2017. Areas most affected by double burden of malnutrition were located in Indonesia, Thailand, southeastern China, Botswana, Cameroon and central Nigeria. Our estimates provide a new perspective to researchers, policy makers and public health agencies in their efforts to address this global childhood syndemic.
By Arianna Maever L Amit
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Health Systems
Early response to COVID-19 in the Philippines
We describe the early response of the Government, focusing on travel restrictions, community interventions, risk communication and testing, from 30 January 2020 to 21 March 2020.
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Neuro-developmental Disorders
Fragile X Syndrome and Molecular Testing
The first molecular testing for Fragile X Syndrome in the Philippines
By Ateneo Autism Study Group
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Health Systems
Safety of Blood Transfusion Services, Philippine Journal of Pathology
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By Elvira SN Dayrit
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Health Systems
Leadership in Public Health.
Written for aspiring young professionals, this chapter challenges readers to pursue their own path to leadership to become the principled leaders in global health today.
By Manuel M. Dayrit
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Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), one in ten deaths in children younger than 5 years is attributable to diarrhoea. The substantial between-country variation in both diarrhoea incidence and mortality is attributable to interventions that protect children, prevent infection, and treat disease. Identifying subnational regions with the highest burden and mapping associated risk factors can aid in reducing preventable childhood diarrhoea.
By Arianna Maever L Amit
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Health Systems
Financing Public-Private Partnership in Health for Inclusive Recovery from COVID-19 and Stronger Resilience to future Health Shocks
In the Philippines, COVID-19 has disrupted and strained operations for both public and private healthcare.
By Madeline Mae Ong
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Health Systems
Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17
This study aims to produce high-resolution geospatial estimates of relative and absolute coverage of ORS, RHF, and ORT (use of either ORS or RHF) in LMICs.
By Arianna Maever L Amit