By Leah Kadwell | Strategic Partnerships
Jenitta is a CHW in South India. One day she visited a mother who had delivered a baby boy 45 days previously. The child had had diarrhea for 2 days passing green stool more than 10 times a day. The baby’s mother thought that this was due to the heat and had not taken the child to hospital, but Jenitta was concerned about the risk of dehydration. She persuaded her to take the baby to the primary health center. Teaching her against the advice of her family to keep breast feeding the child on the way. The baby was admitted seriously ill and stayed in hospital for a week on an IV. Jenitta very probably saved this baby’s life.
In addition to the 1,000 Days project’s focus on early life, our workers extend their care to children of all ages. Since January 2019, we’ve seen the following results:
Your partnership with us is making a huge difference in the live of these dear children!
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