Children's Health In 3rd World Countries

Children’s Health and Poverty Status

1 billion Children live in Poverty

90 %

640 million

Ethiopian Children living under the Sewage system

400 million

270 million

So far in 2008

, 9.7

million under-5 kids died in the developing world

2.2

million die each year. Reason? not immunized Other reasons: - Poverty - Hunger - HIV/ Aids

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32.5% of poor children are

Source Unicef Statistics 2008

1 out of 6 born under weight

Cycle of Malnutrition

Children and HIV/Aids

2.5 million live with

420,000 became newly infected

Funeral of a HIV/aids victim - mother

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Waiting to see a doctor in Sudan

Underweight has higher numbers in areas UNICEF, rural Progress for Children, 2007.

Underweight has higher numbers among UNICEF, for Children, 2007. poorProgress children

SOS Children: Aids Africa

RIPPLE Harvest Link Africa The Ufosa Help YouthEthiopia Foundation Aid2AfricaAlive Save the Children Temwa ICA – International Poverty Charity for Africa Eradication Build-aNetwork Women in Trust

School

EduKaid Vision

For Life Onlus charity

Street Child Global Natural Africa Books for Healthcare Trust

Baby Clinic in Hangar receivin g food supplies

Child in Sudan receiving food supplemen

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