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Save the Children calls for decisive diplomacy to halt child deaths in war zones
Save the Children calls for decisive diplomacy to halt child deaths in war zones
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 19, 2025

Many children witnessed killings and dead bodies in the streets, with some reporting seeing young people arrested or killed. Over half of the girls in...

Over 80 per cent of child deaths in high-mortality areas preventable, study finds
Over 80 per cent of child deaths in high-mortality areas preventable, study finds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 10, 2025

It found that 86.9 per cent of the deaths involved infections, with the most common causes being malnutrition, HIV, malaria, birth defects, respirator...

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