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Save the Children Australia
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New report shows 350 million children never see a health worker in their lives
Monday, 19 September 2011
At least 350 million children will never see a health worker in their lives, warns Save the Children in a major new report released today, No child out of reach.
Children five times more likely to die in countries hit by health worker crisis
Tuesday, 06 September 2011
A major new index by Save the Children has ranked the best and worst countries for a child to fall sick in - with Chad and Somalia at the bottom and Switzerland and Finland at the top.
Save the Children Releases Top Tips for Parents – National Child Protection Week
Monday, 05 September 2011
To celebrate the value of children during National Child Protection Week, Save the Children has released top tips for parents on how to help children feel valued and safe.
Save the Children urges the Government to reconsider asylum and refugee policy especially in relation to children and unaccompanied minors
Friday, 02 September 2011
Save the Children urges the Australian Government to reconsider its position on asylum seekers and refugees to rule out offshore processing for children in light of the recent High Court decision.
Slow to decrease, and often overlooked, newborn deaths comprise ever larger share of child deaths
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
The World Health Organization and Save the Children release most comprehensive newborn death estimates to date and call for more action to reduce newborn mortality
Increased global focus on maternal and child health too often overlooks newborns, who now account for 41 percent of child deaths, according to a new study published in the medical journal PLoS Medicine today.
Calling all schools – were you Born to Knit?
Friday, 29 July 2011
Save the Children Australia is asking if local schools were ‘Born to Knit’? If so, they could win up to $10,000 dollars! We all know it’s time to rug up when winter hits to ward off the cold and flu, but unfortunately many children overseas do not have the option. Each year, 8.1 million children around the world die before the age of five from preventable and treatable illnesses like pneumonia and diarrhoea.
Over one million children could die as the UN declares famine in Somalia
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
More than one million children are at risk of death in Somalia, Save the Children warns as the UN announces famine in drought-afflicted nation.
Nominations open – Save the Children White Flame Awards
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Nominations are now open for the 2011 White Flame Award and Save the Children is encouraging Queenslanders who know of someone who has made a significant contribution to serving the rights and needs of children to speak up!
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