India has Avoided 1 Million Child Deaths Since 2005, New Study Concludes (IMAGE)

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India has Avoided 1 Million Child Deaths Since 2005, New Study Concludes

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India has avoided about 1 million deaths of children under age five since 2005, driven by significant reductions in mortality from pneumonia, diarrhea, tetanus and measles, according to new research published today in The Lancet by Dr. Prabhat Jha, head of the Centre for Global Health Research of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and a professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

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