Jay Berkley: Infections, nutrition and survival
Channel: Tropical Medicine Oxford
Date: 2020-09-03

Professor Jay Berkley from our KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya, tells us how infections and malnutrition affect survival rates in children. 

Child mortality from infectious diseases in the tropics has decreased, but a high fatality rate in hospital and post-discharge remains for vulnerable groups such as newborns and malnourished children. The CHAIN Networks looks at preventable causes of death across 9 sites in Africa and South Asia, conducting clinical trials to improve treatments and guidelines, to improve outcomes.