Kangaroo Mother Care Saves Lives of Smallest Babies
Born two months premature and weighing less than 3 pounds at birth, Mardochet Ulunga could have become another infant mortality statistic, except for one thing: tiny Mardochet was born in a remote Congolese health facility where the staff had received training in kangaroo mother care. Read More.
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Why 5thBDay? (VIDEO)
Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday. A child is much more likely to survive into adulthood if the severe risks of infancy can be mitigated and they reach that important milestone of their 5th birthday. By inviting individuals to remember their own 5th birthdays, we hope to inspire the global community to do more to ensure children in all parts of the world are given the same opportunity for health and happiness.
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| "Prevention, treatment and care close to the home are keys to saving children's lives," says MSH President Dr. Jonathan Quick. "I was lucky to receive quality care in a health facility, close to my home.
"Millions of children today are not so lucky. Over 7 million children under the age of 5 die each year; 70 percent of child deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. The vast majority -- over two-thirds -- are entirely avoidable with existing safe, effective, low-cost prevention and treatment."
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5th Birthday Campaign
USAID Launches 5th Birthday Campaign Every child deserves a fifth birthday. It seems simple enough. But for many children in the world, preventable deaths will claim their lives, before they reach the age of five. |
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