Diarrhoea
A group leader raises awareness of health problems in a displaced community in Kachin
In Kachin, Myanmar, ongoing, bitter conflict has uprooted thousands of women, children and families from their homes. Even though their lives have been devastated, Women and Children First has been working to empower these women to take control of their health problems.
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The Community Health Group and other villagers build the sheltered latrines together
In Myanmar, 1 in 20 children die before reaching their fifth birthday, with diarrhoea a leading causes of death (Source: Demographic and Health Survey). Women and Children First is empowering local communities to reduce this risk by building new toilet facilities.
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Birtukan with her son, who recovered quickly from diarrhoea in Malga, Ethiopia.
Diarrhoea is the second largest killer of children under five worldwide, despite being easily treatable. Women and Children First’s Health Groups have supported mothers like Birtukan, in Southern Ethiopia, who’s son contracted server diarrhoea when he was two years old.
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