LONDON – More than 9 million children all over the world, died before celebrating their fifth birthday in 2007, which is slightly, down in number from 2006, but a vast gap still remains between rich and poor countries, especially in Africa, UNICEF said.

Efforts to support breastfeeding, immunizations and eradication of malaria, have helped to cut down child death rate from 9.7 million to 9.2 in 2007 which was 12.7 million in 1990, the figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund showed.

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At some point in life, your child may become sick or injured. Many health problems or injuries can be quickly dealt with at home but some health problems need special care.
There are some diseases which are common all around the globe irrespective of the region and these require the attention of your child’s primary care physician.

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