Report reveals thriving child health in Brazil
Children’s health is in better condition than ever before in Brazil, it has been suggested.
In a development that will interest Brazil real estate investors, a new report from the National Demography and Health Studies on women and children in the Latin American nation reveals child malnutrition dropped "dramatically" between 1996 and 2006 among children under five.
According to MercoPress, more Brazilian women than ever also have access to prenatal consultations, further boosting the wellbeing of people living in the country.
"We could say Brazil has managed to eliminate malnutrition," Professor Carlos Augusto Monteiro from Sao Paulo University’s Public Health School remarked to the news provider.
The agency went on to point out health ministry figures indicating that Brazil’s 1996 mortality rate stood at 39 per thousand children born, compared to 22 per thousand in 2006 and a current rate of 22.1.
Higher school attendance among mothers, an increase in the average Brazilian family’s income and the extension of health and food programmes have also been attributed to the improvement in children’s nutrition.
