On the Blog: Kidney research should be included in future COVID-19
funding.
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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Dear John,
A November article focuses on the pandemic's spillover effects on
child deaths in Nigeria.
COVID-19 Increased Child Deaths In Nigeria
Nigeria is a leading contributor to global child deaths, accounting for
about 10 percent and 12 percent, respectively, of all neonatal deaths
and stillbirths.
In the November 2021 issue of Health Affairs, Edward Okeke and coauthors
present evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic worsened birth outcomes in
Nigeria
.
Studying women who gave birth between August 2019 and November 2020,
they found that the pandemic was associated with a 22 percent relative
increase in stillbirths and a 23 percent relative increase in newborn
deaths. Â
Child mortality was essentially flat in the months leading up to the
pandemic, but started to increase by May 2020.
"Commentators have noted that low- and middle-income countries such as
Nigeria have experienced a relatively low number of COVID-19 deaths, but
our findings indicate that there are many more deaths attributable to
the pandemic that are not being counted," they write. Â
For all of Health Affairs' pandemic-related content, visit our
COVID-19 Resource Center
.
Today on Health Affairs Blog, Tod Ibrahim and Kevin Longino argue that
Congress and the Biden administration must include kidney research
in any future funding related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a new GrantWatch post, Tina Kauh argues that more financial support
from funders is needed to disaggregate health care data and adequately
capture racial and ethnic diversity.
Advertise with Health Affairs next month to take advantage of our
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In Nigeria, Stillbirths And Newborn Deaths Increased During The COVID-19
Pandemic
Edward N. Okeke et al.
To Fulfill The Promise Of Innovation In Kidney Disease Treatment,
Congress Must Step Up
Tod Ibrahim and Kevin Longino
Racial Equity Will Not Be Achieved Without Investing In Data
Disaggregation
Tina Kauh
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The centerpiece of the December
**Health Affairs** Journal Club meeting is "Despite National Declines
In Kidney Failure Incidence, Disparities Widened Between Low- And
High-Poverty Counties." In the paper, which will appear in the
December 2021 issue of the journal, Kevin Nguyen and coauthors examine
trends in the incidence of kidney failure by county-level poverty among
US adults between 2000 and 2017. While national estimates suggest that
overall rates are declining, the authors found marked disparity in
incidence of kidney failure between low- and high-poverty counties.
Health Affairs Senior Editor Jessica Bylander will host Nguyen, an
investigator in the Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice
at the Brown University School of Public Health, to talk in detail about
the research, methods, and conclusions of the paper, including changes
in policy and care delivery that will be required to close the gap for
low-income areas and communities.
Date:Â Â Â Â Thursday, December 9, 2021
Time:Â Â Â Â 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Place:Â Â Â Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in
advance of the event.
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