想象一下您的新生婴儿患有可怕的腹泻。你不知道该怎么做。或者,也许您有,但您无法获得所需的药物。你看着自己的孩子死于一种你知道完全可以治愈的疾病。
每天有超过 7,500 名儿童死于通过适当护理很容易治疗的疾病——包括腹泻。
Donations to effective charities help provide life-saving interventions, from educational radio spots for new parents by Development Media International to Living Goods' training programs for door-to-door health promoters.
想象一下,每天晚上当你入睡时,你躺在床上害怕你的孩子被蚊子叮咬携带疟疾而死。您知道 2 美元的经过杀虫剂处理的蚊帐可以让您的孩子安全使用三年——但您所在的社区没有蚊帐。你是做什么的?
疟疾每年夺去大约 260,000 名儿童的生命。它是孕妇的最大单一杀手。这些死亡是 100% 可以预防的。
Malaria is the second most common cause of infectious disease-related death in the world. [1] Supporting highly effective infectious disease charities like Against Malaria Foundation and Malaria Consortium will help close the funding gap bringing resources to regions like sub-Saharan Africa, where about 90% of children who die from malaria live. [2]
回想一下你15岁的时候。你想上大学并开始自己的事业,但你的男朋友、家人和社区向你施压,要求你开始生孩子。
发展中国家有 2.14 亿妇女和女孩世界上想要避孕但无法获得或负担不起的人。
That means 43% of pregnancies in those regions are unintended. [3] Women’s health charities like Living Goods, Population Services International, and Possible deliver family planning information and services for little or no cost. They help women achieve the futures they want.
[1] Reviews in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 疟疾和妊娠:全球健康视角
[2] World Health Organization, 2018 年世界疟疾报告
[3] Guttmacher Institute, 加起来:投资于避孕和孕产妇和新生儿健康 2017