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PHOTOS: When empty shelves threaten lives

Here in the United States, when our little ones come down with common childhood illnesses, we have relatively easy access to over-the-counter medicines and supplies that can treat them and ease their suffering. Rarely, if ever, do such ailments become life-threatening. Tragically, the opposite is often true in developing countries. Children who become ill with treatable conditions — such as worms, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria — seek treatment at local clinics, but the shelves there are frequently empty. Poverty renders basic medicines and supplies unaffordable or inaccessible, and children’s lives are needlessly placed at risk. World Vision works with pharmaceutical companies and other corporate partners, who donate medications and medical supplies that we can ship and distribute to clinics around...
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Malaria: Battling the “plague of the poor”

Today is World Malaria Day. One of the top killers of children globally, malaria remains a serious threat in African countries like Mozambique — even though it’s completely preventable and treatable, and even though it was eradicated here in the United States more than half a century ago. Tom Costanza, a World Vision videographer, shares reflections from a trip to Mozambique, contrasting the elimination of malaria in the United States and its continued devastating effects, both on children and adults, in developing countries. But simple solutions exist that save lives. And you can help....
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Uganda: Visible progress for children

Uganda is one of 16 poor countries that are considered “trailblazers” for the progress they’ve made toward eliminating poverty and improving health. The nation is on track to meet at least half of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Progress is hard-won, but encouraging. Here are some accomplishments to celebrate....
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Malaria: The source of a mother’s torment

World Malaria Day is coming up on April 25. This preventable, treatable disease was eradicated in the United States in the early 1950s — but even today, it continues to devastate lives in places like Kenya, where simple interventions could end suffering for mothers like Elizabeth. Read her story below and consider how you can take action to help accomplish what was done in this country decades ago....
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