Why So Young?
None of us every really want to lose a loved one, but to loose a loved one at a young age is so heartrending. Children all over the world are dieing of diseases that are fairly easy to prevent. One out of ten children dies before the age of five in low-income countries. In more wealthy countries the rate is not a sever, but still devastating at one out of ever 143 children. That is nearly 11 million children a day that die before turning the age of five.(1)
If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
~ Elbert Hubbard
We have an opportunity to focus global attention on what should be obvious: every mother, and every child, counts. They count because we value every human life. The evidence is clear that healthy mothers and children are the bedrock of healthy and prosperous communities and nations.
~ Dr. LEE Jong-wook, WHO Secretary-General
"...thousands of women could be saved each year if they had access to skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth, and access to emergency obstetric care. Most of the interventions they need are simple, affordable, and highly effective."
~ Dr. LEE Jong-wook, WHO Secretary-General
Kids are dying from diarrhea ... that just shouldn't be in this day and age, and it's that kind of thing that needs to be changed. Enough is enough
-- Brad Pitt
(1) http://www.millenniumcampaign.org/site/pp.asp?c=grKVL2NLE&b=186384
Quotes) http://www.betterworld.net/quotes/health-quotes-2.htm
Pictures:
1) www.thp.org/mdg/malnutr.jpg
2) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/world/13child.html
3) www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/141110-19med.jpg