A Global Crisis
EVERY DAY 18,000 children die.
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EVERY DAY 800 mothers die. 80% of all maternal deaths result from:
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- 5,000 children die from pneumonia and diarrhoea.
- 1,200 children die from malaria.
- 8,000 children die in the first 28 days of life.
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- severe bleeding (mostly bleeding after childbirth).
- infections (usually after childbirth).
- high blood pressure during pregnancy (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia).
- unsafe abortion.
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Most of these deaths result from inequities and can be prevented through integrated community-based programs, low cost interventions and improved access to health care, programs that the Canadian Red Cross is actively implementing in high risk countries.
MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH IS A PRIORITY FOR THE CANADIAN RED CROSS
In the past decade alone, more than 13 million women and children have been reached directly through our Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) programs in 24 countries...
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During an emergency, the Canadian Red Cross and partners deploy health care units or field hospitals, which provide critical health services to women, children and their families. These units are equipped with...
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We enhance national health plans and provide a comprehensive, proven and integrated package of essential MNCH interventions and services through: access to life saving treatments, strengthened communities, and strengthened Ministries of Health...
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