Increasing Premature Deaths
The March of Dimes report card for Premature deaths has once again given America a D.
This comes after a similar rating last year. A “D” rating is what developing or poor countries like Nigeria and Uganda achieve without proper heath care system in palce.
Premature birth is one of the leading causes of deaths in newborns. More than 500,000 children just in United States die because of this. Major pharmaceutical companies like GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) and Covance Inc. (NYSE:CVD) have been unable to reduce premature deaths even after increasing pressure from the government. From 2006, premature deaths have been increasing slowly at 20%. The best that states could achieve was a C rating and no state received A or B.
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