Sustainable decline in mortality among severely malnourished children with local resources

S R Daga; Bela Verma; Abhijit Mhapankar

doi:10.1258/004947507782333125

Sustainable decline in mortality among severely malnourished children with local resources

Trop Doct. 2007 Oct;37(4):247-8. doi: 10.1258/004947507782333125.

Authors

S R Daga¹, Bela Verma, Abhijit Mhapankar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics, The Cama and Albless Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. subhashdaga@yahoo.com

PMID: 17988498
DOI: 10.1258/004947507782333125

Abstract

Sustainability of survival among malnourished children is a challenge. Over a period of four years, we achieved a significant decline in mortality, using locally available food, medicines and simple protocols.

MeSH terms

Child
Health Resources / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitals, Urban*
Humans
India
Program Evaluation
Protein-Energy Malnutrition* / diagnosis
Protein-Energy Malnutrition* / diet therapy
Protein-Energy Malnutrition* / drug therapy
Protein-Energy Malnutrition* / mortality
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Rate