Pattern of causes of Under-Five Mortality in Southern Africa

Under-five mortality (U5M) is one of the public health challenges that remains a big problem among the 15 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). However, there are clear national and sub-reginal causal differences among the member states and across each sub-regions. These differences are associated with the level of economic development and climatic conditions. As a result, the high U5M in SADC requires a sub-regional strategy that considers socio-economic as well as climatic conditions so as to address this public.

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Tapiwa Murevanemwe is a holder of a Masters of Public Health (Global Health) degree from the School of Global Studies, Thammasat University, Thailand and a Bachelor of Public Health degree from Monash University, South Africa.