Rx for Child Survival™ is a project of the WGBH Educational Foundation and Vulcan Productions, Inc. in collaboration with CARE and Save the Children, and in association with the Global Health Council and UNICEF.
Major funding provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Merck Company Foundation.
The campaign is part of the Rx for Survival — A Global Health Challenge television series premiering in November, 2005 on local Public Broadcasting System stations in the U.S.
Advanced medical science has produced new vaccines, cured diseases and increased the life expectancy of many people in the world. Even so, developing nations actually have a decreased life expectancy due to new and deadlier diseases, microbial resistance to antibiotics and a travel network that can spread diseases around the world more quickly than ever before.
According to WGBH, the series is intended not only to increase awareness of the health risks problems surrounding the people in developing nations, but also to get viewers to take action — locally and globally — by speaking out, volunteering and through donations.
Rx for Child Survival is specifically focused on preventing millions of children under five who die every year, by providing them with basic medical interventions. As part of the project, CARE has created the Rx for Child Survival Pack, which includes:
- Antibiotics
- Insecticide treated netting to protect against mosquitoes
- Oral rehydration kits to prevent diarrhea-related deaths
- Vaccinations
- Vitamin A and other micronutrients
Your generous donation will purchase Rx for Child Survival Packs, which can strengthen the health of children and help them reach age five.
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