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

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.
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Copyright Information:
UNICEF; Source: Record; Research date: 20151221 and World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437333 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A014076
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437333