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South Sudan study measures cost of conflict on overall mortality

Five years of war in South Sudan has likely led to nearly 400,000 excess deaths, about half of them directly because of the violence, according to a new report by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The research team used census and migration data to estimate population figures, and…

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Study: Ethiopia’s roads, toxic waste linked to rise in infant mortality

Researchers say they’re seeing evidence to suggest that living near newly built roads in Ethiopia may be associated with higher rates of infant mortality. The research finds a correlation to the higher incidence of infant mortality when mothers and babies live within five kilometers of the roads, likely because of…

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