Leave no child behind: urban living's reverse effects on child health in South Africa and India
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2022
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES, INDIA, POVERTY
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-march-2022/leave-no-child-behind
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9812339
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19365
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19365
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2022
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES, INDIA, POVERTY
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-march-2022/leave-no-child-behind
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9812339
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19365
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19365
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Abstract
In India and South Africa 'both developing countries with heightened poverty and inequality' child mortality and poor health remain unacceptably high. One-third (34.7%) of children under five in India, and one in five children in South Africa were stunted in 2015 and 2017, respectively. Evidence suggests that the health of children in South Africa has deteriorated over time, despite an increase in social spending, with inequalities further widening during the COVID-19 pandemic.-
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