Review Article
Ending Preventable Child Deaths from Pneumonia and Diarrhoea in Afghanistan: An Analysis of Intervention Coverage Scenarios Using the Lives Saved Tool
Table 2
Additional deaths prevented in children under five years of age by intervention by year.
| Intervention | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine | 0 | 576 | 1,139 | 1,693 | 2,239 | H. influenzae b vaccine | 0 | 359 | 707 | 1,049 | 1,384 | Promotion of breastfeeding | 0 | 305 | 596 | 879 | 1,153 | Oral rehydration solution | 0 | 448 | 752 | 959 | 1,086 | Measles vaccine | 0 | 206 | 406 | 601 | 792 | Rotavirus vaccine | 0 | 0 | 242 | 462 | 663 | Oral antibiotics for case management of pneumonia in children | 0 | 193 | 345 | 461 | 544 | Therapeutic feeding for severe wasting | 0 | 176 | 316 | 428 | 515 | Improved sanitation (utilization of latrines or toilets) | 0 | 106 | 201 | 287 | 366 | Handwashing with soap | 0 | 94 | 178 | 255 | 325 | Appropriate complementary feeding | 0 | 75 | 152 | 230 | 307 | Water connection in the home | 0 | 86 | 162 | 232 | 295 | Zinc for treatment of diarrhoea | 0 | 118 | 196 | 247 | 276 | DPT vaccine | 0 | 64 | 128 | 192 | 257 | Hygienic disposal of children’s stools | 0 | 45 | 86 | 123 | 156 | Improved water source | 0 | 36 | 68 | 98 | 125 | Vitamin A supplementation | 0 | 23 | 43 | 61 | 78 | Treatment for moderate acute malnutrition | 0 | 24 | 43 | 56 | 65 | Vitamin A for treatment of measles | 0 | 28 | 46 | 55 | 56 | Injectable antibiotics | 0 | 15 | 29 | 42 | 55 | Oral antibiotics | 0 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 35 | Antibiotics for treatment of dysentery | 0 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
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