This little Ghanaian child is one of the lucky ones - her mother was able to bring her to [the] hospital. Communicable diseases such as whooping cough and measles are reponsible for 30 per cent of certified deaths and 60 percent of hospital admissions in Ghana. But very few of the children who catch measles ever reach a hospital - Digital Collections

This little Ghanaian child is one of the lucky ones - her mother was able to bring her to [the] hospital. Communicable diseases such as whooping cough and measles are reponsible for 30 per cent of certified deaths and 60 percent of hospital admissions in Ghana. But very few of the children who catch measles ever reach a hospital

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):: Oyedele, M, photographer
Language(s):: English
French
Format:: Still image
Subject(s):: Child
World Health Organization
Abstract:: A little girl shown standing, three-quarter length; she is holding a toy, a crib is in the background. Verso: WHO/17511. AFRO. MCH. SM 2-3.1977.
Copyright:: WHO must be mentioned in the accompanying text and/or given credit. This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Copyright Holder:: World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151221 and UNICEF; Source: Record; Research date: 20151221
Extent:: 1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:: 101437333 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: A014076
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437333

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