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Campaign Unavailable We're sorry, this alert is no longer available. If you would like to learn more about ways you can take action, please visit Save the Children.The short explanation of this alert was:
These children do not have to suffer or die. Simple and affordable tools -- vitamins, vaccines, antibiotics -- exist to save them. Tell Congress to pass the CHILD and Newborn Act and reaffirm our commitment to child survival around the world. If you would like to view details on this alert, please visit here. |
In the next 24 hours, almost 30,000 children under age 5 will die from preventable or treatable diseases -- that's over 10 million lives lost each year. The four major killers of these children are diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria and measles. Malnutrition contributes to more than half of these deaths.
