The World Health Organization estimates that about two-thirds of child deaths are preventable through practical, low-cost interventions. For example, the risk of death and illness can be reduced by providing prenatal care to pregnant mothers, delivering and caring for babies in safe, hygienic environments, providing nutritious meals to children, and making quality health care accessible and affordable in rural areas.
Good health allows children to develop strong minds and bodies, thrive in school, discover their potential, and achieve their dreams. Yet almost 10 million children under the age of five die each year and many more become sick from preventable and treatable illnesses such as malnutrition, pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, and HIV.
One World is proud to support grassroots projects that provide these practical, low-cost interventions to vulnerable children and their caregivers around the world.
One World Projects:
HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN
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Mind Body Awareness Project
San Francisco Bay Area, California
El Shadai Family Foster Home
Jinja District, Uganda
Hlomelikusasa
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Jagriti Vihara (Hospital for Hope)
Jharkhand, India
Nari Jagran Manch
Bihar, India
People First Educational Trust
Bihar, India
Smaraami Foundation
Hyderabad, India
Zakat Foundation of India
New Delhi, India
Familia HOPE Orphanage
Gleno, Timor-Leste
Orphaned Burmese Children's Home
Mae Hong Son, Thailand
P.E.T.I.S.O.S
Bariloche, Argentina
Positive Innovation for the Next Generation (PING)
Gaborone, Botswana
ShivaShanta Mother & Child Health Center
Coimbatore, India
