By Devi Thomas | Director, Shot@Life
On September 15, my son, Noah, celebrated his third birthday.
In the midst of the party balloons, train-shaped cookies and chocolate cake, I thought of another reason for parents to celebrate around the world. The child mortality rate has been cut in half.
According to a report from UNICEF, 6.6 million children under five died last year – down from 12.6 million in 1990. Even though this is amazing progress, children are still succumbing to malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea. We still have work to do in saving children from preventable diseases.
While lighting Noah’s cake, I was reminded of the many more candles we can put on birthday cakes around the world. How can you help today?
Let's get this number even lower and let more children celebrate more fun birthdays.
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