Why create a child survival partnership?
The Child Survival Partnership (CSP) provides a forum for coordinated action
to address the major conditions that affect children's
health: it enables governments and partners to agree
on consistent approaches and stimulates concerted
efforts towards their implementation.
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We Have the Tools to Save Children’s Lives
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A review by international health experts, published in The Lancet in 2003, shows that we
already have the tools available to save six million children this year from preventable or
treatable childhood illnesses. Below is a sample of some of the simple and affordable
interventions that, if scaled up appropriately, could help us save these children’s lives.
Measles immunization also is a cost effective intervention that can save thousands of lives.
| Breastfeeding (for healthy nutrition and boost immune systems) |
1,301 |
13% |
| Insecticide-treated materials (for prevention of malaria) |
691 |
7% |
| Complementary feeding (for healthy nutrition and recovery from illness) |
587 |
6% |
| Zinc (helps prevent illness and neonatal mortality) |
459 |
5% |
| Clean delivery of newborns |
411 |
4% |
| Hib vaccine (to prevent influenza, meningitis, pneumonia, and other infections) |
403 |
4% |
| Oral rehydration therapy (ORT - for diarrhea, dehydration) |
1,477 |
15% |
| Antibiotics for sepsis (infection) |
583 |
6% |
| Antibiotics for pneumonia |
577 |
6% |
| Antimalarials |
467 |
5% |
| Zinc (helps treat illnesses such as pneumonia and diarrhea) |
394 |
4% |
From The Lancet 2003; 362:65-71.
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Rolling Conference on Child Survival, 13-14 December 2005, University of London
The Child Survival Partnership is hosted by UNICEF.
Ms. Shahida Azfar is the interim Director and Dr. Flavia Bustreo is
the interim Deputy Director.
We encourage all interested organizations to join us in reducing
child mortality. For more information, please contact:
Child Survival Partnership Secretariat
3 UN Plaza, Room 23-14
New York, New York
(212) 824-6576
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