Did you know? - India has a population over 1 billion making it one of the most populated countries in the world
- Nearly half of India's population are women and children
India is faced with an unparalleled child survival and health challenge. Nearly 2 million of the 9.2 million children that die each year before the age of five are being born in India, making it a central focus for Save the Children. We are focusing on newborn and child survival as a key priority for the next five years in line with the global health targets as outlined by Millennium Development Goals MDGs 4 and 5.
The Issue
- Millions of people lack access to a health worker in India
- More than 40 million children under five have no access to essential health services
Our Solution
We believe the solution is to place a health care worker in reach of every child. - It costs as little as $150 to train and equip a health care worker and has a positive impact on children and their family's lives
- We have launched a campaign No Child Born to Die which aims to train 3.5 million health care workers globally to reduce child mortality
- We are supporting Save the Children India in their work on newborn and child survival by providing knitted blankets.
Find out more
Save the Children India is working with Indian communities in the areas of:
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