Gains made, but global child health still concern
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International healthcare professionals and medical experts are meeting in Melbourne to address the issue of children's health. About 22,000 children under the age of five die each day in developing countries, with neo-natal infections, low birth weight and malnutrition the main cause of death. But huge gains have been made over the past couple of decades, in addressing diseases like polio and measles.
Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Professor Trevor Duke, director, Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne
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