Geneva : Child health experts and global humanitarian groups are raising urgent concerns after new data showed that worldwide deaths among children under the age of five are expected to increase this year for the first time in more than two decades. The warning comes as international funding for healthcare and nutrition programs has dropped sharply, reversing years of progress.

According to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, an estimated 4.8 million children will die in 2025. This is around 200,000 more than last year. Most of these deaths are expected to occur in low and middle income countries where children are already vulnerable due to weak healthcare systems, malnutrition and limited access to vaccines and clean water.

Global child mortality had been falling for years, dropp

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