
Child mortality, also known as child death, refers to the death of children under the age of 14 and encompasses neonatal mortality, under-5 mortality, and mortality of children aged 5–14. Child mortality is a scientific way to talk about death. In real everyday language, though, it is about families and how they manage to survive day after day. n this very modern world there are still 15,000 children under-five who die every day from preventable causes, child mortality is about whether parents can spend the time with their children rather than work a second or a third job. The highest rates of child mortality are still in Africa—where one out of every Read more

‘Wahala’, the pigeon English word for problem aptly describes Nigeria’s education situation. 13 million children are out of school in Africa’s richest country. That is as much as the population Tokyo and more than the population of New York. Most of the children come from the northern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Boko Haram, the Islamist terror group is a big reason for this problem, but not the only one. Education psychologist Mayowa Adegbile explains that this problem is not good for economic growth. “Sixty percent of that population are girls only, and you know when you bring it Read more

A virus called HIV causes a syndrome called Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). What does AIDS mean to children? The Kiddle encyclopedia explains; Acquired means that people are not born with the disease. They are infected with the HIV virus. Immune or Immuno- talks about the immune system. The immune system is the part of the body that fights off disease. Deficiency means not enough. An immuno-deficiency is where the immune system cannot fight diseases to keep the body healthy. Syndrome is a collection of symptoms, or problems in the body. Because the immune system is damaged and cannot fight off disease, people with AIDS show a collection of symptoms which doctors call the “Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.” Children affected Read more