Every year, 10 million children die before their fifth birthday – that’s one every three seconds – nearly all of them from preventable or treatable diseases, like diarrhea, pneumonia and measles.
Worldwide, more than 500,000 mothers die each year from complications during child birth.
There are inexpensive, effective interventions that would prevent the needless deaths of mothers and children in developing countries.
For too long, poverty has devastated millions of families, but for the first time we have affordable and proven technology to deliver healthy babies and treat and prevent a range of childhood diseases.
ABOUT THE BILL
The U.S. Commitment to Global Child Survival Act is a bipartisan, bicameral bill lead by Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Senators Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Gordon Smith (R-OR).
This legislation would invest in proven, low-cost, highly effective life-saving interventions such as immunizations, antibiotics, clean drinking water and vitamin supplements.
It also requires the U.S. to develop a comprehensive strategy for improving child and maternal health.
Increases funding for child survival and maternal health programs to help save the lives tens of thousands of newborns, children and mothers
ASK
Help us deploy affordable life-saving technology by co-sponsoring this important legislation
