How to prevent 804,000 children under five dying

Keith, R. 2013. How to prevent 804,000 children under five dying. BMJ Blog.

TitleHow to prevent 804,000 children under five dying
AuthorsKeith, R.
Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding infants until six months of age can prevent 804,000 under five deaths each year however less than 40% of infants worldwide are. How can we encourage and support more mothers to exclusively breast fed for six months?

KeywordsExclusive breastfeeding, global nutrition targets, failure to progress
JournalBMJ Blog
Year2013
PublisherBMJ
Publisher's version
Web address (URL)http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2013/08/06/regina-keith-how-to-prevent-804000-children-under-five-dying/

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