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Karen in Laos- Day Two
Today after a long and bumpy drive from the town of Paksan to Pakse we meet Dr K. Samphan (Immunization Officer) and Oudorn Phanekham (Senior Supply Assistant) from UNICEF Laos who will be accompanying us on the rest of the trip. We set off to meet with officials from the Provincial Health Department who are [...]
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Watching your child starve to death
It’s difficult for us to keep looking at the news reports of the famine that has just been declared. When water comes from the turn of a tap and food means a short trip to the supermarket, the African food crisis feels so far away. But for the mothers who have to look into their [...]
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Have a blog? Want to do some good?
Have a blog? Want to do some good? Then the kids in Sub-Sahara Africa need you! At the moment, one child somewhere in the world dies of malaria every 30 seconds! It infects 350-500 million people each year, killing 1 million, mostly children in Sub-Sahara Africa, where malaria accounts for about one in five of [...]
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Ten cents can help save a child’s life
Every day, more than 4,000 children under the age of five die for want of a tiny bit of salt, sugar and some clean water. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a fast and effective way to combat the potentially fatal effects of diarrhoea, which remains the second most common cause of death among young children behind [...]
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Karen in Laos- Day Three