Remember the Mothers Whose Children Die from Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Remember the Mothers Whose Children Die from Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
The Issue
Every day 7000 mothers lose their children to diseases that vaccines can prevent. These are quiet deaths. The world does not pay them any attention. But every one of them is a tragedy. This Mother's Day pay attention. Read Angie's, Tiemany Diarra's and Deborah's stories on the blog pages at http://change.org/gavialliance and share them with the mothers in your life.
Leith GreensladePetition StarterLeith is Co-Chair of Child Health at the MDG Health Alliance which works to accelerate global progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4: saving 4 million children’s lives by 2015. The Alliance operates in support of Every Woman, Every Child, an unprecedented movement spearheaded by the United Nations’ Secretary-General to intensify global action to improve the health of women and children. Leith holds a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, a Masters in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a First Class Honors Degree from the University of Queensland. She lives in New York City with her three daughters and is a passionate advocate for the advancement of women and children.
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The Issue
Every day 7000 mothers lose their children to diseases that vaccines can prevent. These are quiet deaths. The world does not pay them any attention. But every one of them is a tragedy. This Mother's Day pay attention. Read Angie's, Tiemany Diarra's and Deborah's stories on the blog pages at http://change.org/gavialliance and share them with the mothers in your life.
Leith GreensladePetition StarterLeith is Co-Chair of Child Health at the MDG Health Alliance which works to accelerate global progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4: saving 4 million children’s lives by 2015. The Alliance operates in support of Every Woman, Every Child, an unprecedented movement spearheaded by the United Nations’ Secretary-General to intensify global action to improve the health of women and children. Leith holds a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, a Masters in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a First Class Honors Degree from the University of Queensland. She lives in New York City with her three daughters and is a passionate advocate for the advancement of women and children.
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Petition created on May 8, 2009