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Committing to Child Survival

6/17/2013

 
On June 14-15, 2012, in Washington, D.C., the Governments of Ethiopia, India and the United States, together with UNICEF, mobilized the world to achieve an ambitious yet achievable goal: to end preventable child deaths. We believe every child should be given the opportunity to survive and thrive. Nevertheless, every year, 6.9 million children die before their 5th birthday. By focusing on the main killers of children under 5–neonatal complications, pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and malnutrition – we can reach our goal of 20/1,000 child mortality rate by 2035.

One year later, see what the global health community, policymakers, faith-based groups, the private sector and many more partners have accomplished. [Read More]

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