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Friday, November 6, 2015

Staying up to date with whats happening with kids worldwide !

Great Progress, Great Need

According to UNICEF’s A Promise Renewed report, the deaths of children under 5 worldwide have been cut by more than half since 1990. This is one of the greatest global success stories in the last 25 years. In partnership with UNICEF, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) played a leading role in reducing child deaths by increasing access to lifesaving vaccines, quality nutrition, and other cost-effective interventions.
Despite the incredible progress made,
  • 16,000 children still die every day -- mostly from preventable and treatable causes such as pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria;
  • Nearly 300,000 women die annually due to complications during pregnancy or childbirth;
  • Malnutrition contributes to approximately 45% of deaths among children under 5.

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