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Over 700,000 children die needlessly every year in the Eastern Mediterranean
10-19-2006 · EurekAlert!Over 700,000 babies and children could be saved every year in the Eastern Mediterranean region if countries adopted some simple low cost health measures, say researchers in this week's BMJ.
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