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USP-reported study: Brazil's sanitation-linked child deaths fall, but food insecurity remains a risk
A study reported by the University of São Paulo's news outlet finds that child deaths linked to lack of sanitation have fallen in Brazil, but food insecurity still raises the risk.
Why it matters: The study tells Brazilian policymakers that wider water, sanitation and food-security measures, shaped by regional inequalities, could cut preventable child deaths.
According to Jornal da USP, the news outlet of the University of São Paulo, a study finds that deaths of children without access to sanitation have declined in Brazil.
The same study identifies food insecurity as a continuing risk factor for child mortality in Brazil, the outlet reports.
The study indicates that extending access to drinking water and basic sanitation, together with food-security measures, could lower infant deaths from preventable causes.
It also stresses the importance of policies designed around regional inequalities within Brazil.
Editor’s view
Richard Davies, Policy and Finance Editor
For Brazilian policymakers, the study's conclusion is that if access to drinking water, sanitation and food security is widened, with measures tailored to regional inequalities, then preventable infant deaths could be reduced further.
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