The One
25th January 2011, 12:54
Charities are warning that millions of children will die if the richest counties fail to honour their pledge to fund vital immunisation and vaccination treatments.Save the Children says the current global financial crisis could lead to a funding shortfall that will fail many youngsters.Eight million children a year die of easily treatable illnesses like pneumonia and diarrhoea, which kill more under-fives globally than any other illnesses.If children were routinely vaccinated, the death toll could be cut by up to a quarter, the aid agency says.
The existing scheme to give cheap drugs to poor countries already benefits youngsters in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Yemen and Guyana but Save the Children warns that plans to extend the programme are at risk
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To think nine nimrod MRA4 aircraft are to be dismantled - behind tarpaulins and screens designed to keep their controversial end out of sight. Angus Robertson MP said I cannot think of a single example of nearly £4bn worth of taxpayers' property being sawn to pieces and sent to the landfill. It's an unimaginable waste just think where that money could have been better spent.
No child born today should die early because of the greed of other nations
The existing scheme to give cheap drugs to poor countries already benefits youngsters in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Yemen and Guyana but Save the Children warns that plans to extend the programme are at risk
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Charity-Save-The-Children-Says-Millions-Will-Die-If-Richest-Nations-Do-Not-Fund-Vital-Treatments/Article/201101415908773?lpos=World_News_Third_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region__8&lid=ARTICLE_15908773_Charity_Save_The_Children_Says_Millions_Will_Die_If_Richest_Nations_Do_Not_Fund _Vital_TreatmentsAnd
To think nine nimrod MRA4 aircraft are to be dismantled - behind tarpaulins and screens designed to keep their controversial end out of sight. Angus Robertson MP said I cannot think of a single example of nearly £4bn worth of taxpayers' property being sawn to pieces and sent to the landfill. It's an unimaginable waste just think where that money could have been better spent.
No child born today should die early because of the greed of other nations