Child deaths in South Africa: Lessons from the child death review pilot.

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  • Author(s): Mathews S;Mathews S; Martin LJ; Coetzee D; Scott C; Brijmohun Y
  • Source:
    South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde [S Afr Med J] 2016 Aug 08; Vol. 106 (9), pp. 851-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 08.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: South African Medical Association Country of Publication: South Africa NLM ID: 0404520 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0256-9574 (Print) NLM ISO Abbreviation: S Afr Med J Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 1998- : Cape Town : South African Medical Association
      Original Publication: Cape Town : Medical Association of South Africa,
    • Subject Terms:
      Accidents, Traffic*/mortality ; Accidents, Traffic*/prevention & control ; Child Abuse*/mortality ; Child Abuse*/prevention & control ; Infanticide*/prevention & control ; Infanticide*/statistics & numerical data ; Preventive Health Services*/methods ; Preventive Health Services*/organization & administration ; Suicide Prevention*; Cause of Death ; Child ; Child Mortality ; Humans ; Infant ; Pilot Projects ; South Africa/epidemiology ; Survival Analysis
    • Abstract:
      South Africa (SA) has not met the child mortality target for the Millennium Development Goals, despite having invested substantially in programmes and policies to achieve these targets. The scale-up of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programmes reduced HIV transmission from mother to child, but this has not been sustained owing to limitations in community-based child health services. Child mortality has declined, but has now plateaued. Children continue to die from preventable and treatable causes of death. Current data sources are incomplete, and do not provide information on deaths occurring out of health facilities. The child death review (CDR) pilot explores the pattern of child deaths and informs prevention strategies to improve child survival in SA. In this editorial we draw on the conclusions of the CDR pilot, where multiagency teams were established to investigate non-natural and unexpected deaths referred to two mortuary sites in order to strengthen child health and protection response systems and to prevent child deaths.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20160908 Date Completed: 20170706 Latest Revision: 20221207
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i9.11382
    • Accession Number:
      27601103