U.N. aims to end child deaths from pneumonia, severe diarrhoea

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By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Child deaths from pneumonia and severe diarrhoea, mainly among the poor in Africa and South Asia, could be virtually eliminated by 2025 under an "integrated" strategy that includes better sanitation and newer vaccines, U.N. agencies said on Friday. The 10-year action plan, estimated to cost $6.0 billion, aims to stop 2 million children under the age of five dying each year from the killer diseases, they said. ...

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