[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000–15: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development …

L Liu, S Oza, D Hogan, Y Chu, J Perin, J Zhu, JE Lawn… - The Lancet, 2016‏ - thelancet.com
Background Despite remarkable progress in the improvement of child survival between
1990 and 2015, the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 target of a two-thirds reduction …

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000–13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis

L Liu, S Oza, D Hogan, J Perin, I Rudan, JE Lawn… - The lancet, 2015‏ - thelancet.com
Background Trend data for causes of child death are crucial to inform priorities for improving
child survival by and beyond 2015. We report child mortality by cause estimates in 2000–13 …

The evolution of minimally invasive tissue sampling in postmortem examination: a narrative review

CR Paganelli, NJ Goco, EM McClure… - Global health …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Background Because of low acceptance rates and limited capacity, complete diagnostic
autopsies (CDAs) are seldom conducted in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Initial findings from a novel population-based child mortality surveillance approach: a descriptive study

AW Taylor, DM Blau, Q Bassat, D Onyango… - The Lancet Global …, 2020‏ - thelancet.com
Summary Background Sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia contributed 81% of 5· 9 million
under-5 deaths and 77% of 2· 6 million stillbirths worldwide in 2015. Vital registration and …

Measuring maternal, foetal and neonatal mortality: Challenges and solutions

H Blencowe, C Calvert, JE Lawn, S Cousens… - Best practice & research …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Levels and causes of mortality in mothers and babies are intrinsically
linked.•Measuring levels, trends and causes of maternal, neonatal and foetal mortality are …

Mortality surveillance methods to identify and characterize deaths in child health and mortality prevention surveillance network sites

NT Salzberg, K Sivalogan, Q Bassat… - Clinical infectious …, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
Despite reductions over the past 2 decades, childhood mortality remains high in low-and
middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In these settings, children …

Postmortem investigations and identification of multiple causes of child deaths: an analysis of findings from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance …

RF Breiman, DM Blau, P Mutevedzi, V Akelo… - PLoS …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The current burden of> 5 million deaths yearly is the focus of the Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 …

Validity of a minimally invasive autopsy for cause of death determination in adults in Mozambique: an observational study

P Castillo, MJ Martínez, E Ussene, D Jordao… - PLoS …, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Background There is an urgent need to identify tools able to provide reliable information on
the cause of death in low-income regions, since current methods (verbal autopsy, clinical …

Pathological methods applied to the investigation of causes of death in develo** countries: minimally invasive autopsy approach

P Castillo, E Ussene, MR Ismail, D Jordao, L Lovane… - PloS one, 2015‏ - journals.plos.org
Background and Aims Complete diagnostic autopsies (CDA) remain the gold standard in the
determination of cause of death (CoD). However, performing CDAs in develo** countries …

Validity of a minimally invasive autopsy tool for cause of death determination in pediatric deaths in Mozambique: an observational study

Q Bassat, P Castillo, MJ Martínez, D Jordao… - PLoS …, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
Background In recent decades, the world has witnessed unprecedented progress in child
survival. However, our knowledge of what is killing nearly 6 million children annually in low …