child mortality
Tragic Incident in Bihar: Father Takes Life After Attempting to Kill Five Children, Two Sons Survive
Dec 15, 2025 02:26 pm CST
A devastating family tragedy unfolded in Bihar's Muzaffarpur when a 35-year-old father, Amarnath Ram, attempted to hang his five children before taking his own life. Three daughters perished while two sons survived the incident. Officials report the man had been struggling mentally since his wife's death last year, highlighting the critical importance of mental health support and intervention.
Bill Gates Warns: International Aid Cuts Will Cause Millions of Preventable Child Deaths
Dec 05, 2025 08:23 am CST
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warns that reductions in international aid from wealthy Western nations are causing child mortality rates to rise for the first time this century. The Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers report projects 4.8 million children will die before age five this year—200,000 more than in 2024—with potential long-term consequences of 16 million additional child deaths by 2045 if current funding cuts persist.
Study Warns: Major Aid Cuts Could Cause 22.6 Million Deaths in Developing Nations by 2030
Nov 18, 2025 12:50 pm CST
Research from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health reveals that planned reductions in development aid from major donor countries could lead to 22.6 million additional deaths in developing nations by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five, threatening to reverse decades of progress in global health and poverty reduction.
Tragedy Amidst Bureaucracy: How A 4-Month-Old's Death Reveals India's Failed Child Nutrition System
Oct 27, 2025 03:17 pm CST
In Madhya Pradesh's Satna district, the death of four-month-old Hussain Raza exposes critical failures in India's child nutrition programs. Despite government claims of spending Rs 8-12 daily per malnourished child, this infant received no support from the Anganwadi system designed to prevent such tragedies. The case highlights widespread systemic failures across rural communities where malnutrition rates drastically exceed official statistics, revealing a troubling gap between documented nutrition initiatives and their actual implementation.
Gaza Mother Battles to Save Cancer-Stricken Daughter After Losing Three Children in Conflict
Oct 02, 2025 05:24 pm CST
A 22-year-old Palestinian mother, Nancy Abu Matroud, fights to save her two-year-old daughter Etra who has cancer, after losing three other children during Gaza's war. With the children's hospital closed due to Israeli military operations, the family faces critical healthcare shortages in a region where only 14 of 35 hospitals remain partially functional, amid widespread displacement and malnutrition affecting Gaza's 2.2 million residents.