One Sabbath: Poverty

The video (little over 6 mins) says it all:



As it states, "we must make a difference".

A bill that is "on the table"

Talking Points

U.S. COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL CHILD SURVIVAL ACT

Background

- Every year, 10 million children die before their fifth birthday – that’s one every three seconds – nearly all of them from preventable or treatable diseases, like diarrhea, pneumonia and measles.

- Worldwide, more than 500,000 mothers die each year from complications during child birth.

- There are inexpensive, effective interventions that would prevent the needless deaths of mothers and children in developing countries.

- For too long, poverty has devastated millions of families, but for the first time we have affordable and proven technology to deliver healthy babies and treat and prevent a range of childhood diseases.