Health

Every day, about 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.

A woman in pink dress holding a baby.
CARE / Toby Madden

Our 2030 Goal: 50 million people worldwide can access quality health services, and 30 million women can get reproductive health services.

The story of global health in the last decades is the story of staggering inequality.

In countries lacking adequate resources, 20 in 1,000 (or 1 in 49) women will die from a maternal cause. In Sierra Leone, 1 in 17 women will die while giving birth. 

In general, global health problems are compounded by lack of access and infrastructure. We know how to solve these problems but have not yet fully gotten those solutions to the most at-risk people. CARE, through the Right to Health strategy, aims to help those most in need access quality healthcare. This includes 30 million women and girls’ access to reproductive health. 

We will accomplish this by: 

  • Strengthening local health systems and community-based organizations 
  • Supporting at-risk communities, especially adolescents, to exercise their right to health 
  • Increasing access to quality health services in humanitarian crisis zones and fragile settings 
  • Preparing and responding to public health emergencies by leveraging our long-term relationships with governments, frontline health workers, and communities 

of girls in poor countries are married before they're 18

1 in 3 women around the world experiences violence

1 in 3 women around the world experiences violence

She Heals the World: A New CARE Initiative

CARE is proud to launch She Heals the World, a six-year initiative aimed at addressing the challenges Frontline Community Health Workers face delivering health care in their communities and elevating women’s voices in health leadership to strengthen health systems globally.

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