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 | Your money or your life |
| Will leaders act now to save lives and make health care free in poor countries? |
| September, 2009 |
| User fees for health care are a life or death issue for millions of people in poor countries. Too poor to pay, women and children are paying with their lives. World Vision contributed to this report. PDF: 879 Kb |
 | Global Future: Child health - Generating the will |
| Number 2, 2009 |
| Twenty-five-thousand children are dying each day – yet we have the means to prevent two thirds of these deaths through proven and affordable interventions. As an international community, we are guilty of failing to end this travesty. PDF: 2.13 Mb |
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 | What can world leaders do about 9.2 million children under five dying every year? Slideshow | Print version |
| July, 2009 |
| World Vision has a series of recommendations to leaders of both donor countries and developing countries to reduce child mortality. PDF: 1.72 Mb |
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 | Maternal health brief |
| May, 2009 |
| Every year more than half a million women suffer and die as a result of pregnancy and birth complications. Ten to 20 million who do survive a difficult birth go on to suffer debilitating injuries and illnesses. Most maternal deaths occur in the developing world. PDF: 475 Kb |
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 | Global health and nutrition start-up strategy |
| May, 2009 |
| World Vision is committed to improving the health and nutrition of women and children in the areas in which we work, contributing to the global reduction of under-five and maternal mortality. PDF: 105 Kb |
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 | Quick Guide: Global health and nutrition strategy |
| May, 2009 |
| The global health and nutrition strategy is a strategic framework meant to refocus World Vision’s health programming. It emphasises World Vision’s areas of comparative advantage while aligning with global, evidence-based best practices. PDF: 100 Kb |
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 | Quick Guide: Emergency health and nutrition |
| May, 2009 |
| The Emergency Health and Nutrition Strategy is a strategic approach to improving and protecting the health and nutrition of women and children during humanitarian responses. PDF: 105 Kb |
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 | World Vision Global Health & Nutrition: 2008 Annual Report |
| March, 2009 |
| The Global Health and Nutrition team accomplished a number of significant goals in 2008 to make a difference in the health and well-being of children, families and communities. This first Annual Report provides an overview of the start-up work, including goals, strategy, programme strengthening, capacity building and hiring of staff. PDF: 813 Kb. |
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 | Who’s counting? 9.2 million children – the cost of inaction on child health |
| January, 2009 |
| A large and growing body of research and on-the-ground experience indicates that comprehensive provision of appropriate health services at the community and district levels will make a very big difference to the lives of poor children and their mothers. |
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 | The link between malaria and HIV and AIDS: English | French |
| December, 2008 |
| Malaria and HIV and AIDS are two of the most devastating global health problems of our time, causing approximately 3 million deaths per year combined. In areas where both diseases are present, the viscious cycle of poverty is often exacerbated. PDF: 1.47 Mb. English | French |
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 | Last chance for the world to live up to its promises? |
| Why decisive action is needed now on child health and the MDGs |
| September, 2008 |
| With just seven years left, the world is dismally off-track on reaching the Millennium Development Goals of tackling hunger, poor health, death and illiteracy among the hundreds of millions of children and adults who live in poverty. PDF: 515 Kb. |
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 | Selected case studies on World Vision work around health and nutrition |
| September, 2008 |
| This document contains case studies from World Vision work around HIV and AIDS, birth spacing, maternal health, water and sanitation, and nutrition. Programme locations range from Afghanistan to Haiti and India to Ghana. PDF: 1.81 Mb. |
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 | Global Future: Improving sanitation for the world's poor |
| Number 1, 2008 |
| Talking about sanitation is not "nice". It's a matter of life and death. Poor hygiene leads directly to diseases such as cholera and diarrhea – which in turn kill five million people a year, mostly children. Read World Vision's and others' perspectives in Global Future magazine. PDF: 1.95 Mb. |
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 | Global Future: Children's health in crisis |
| Number 1, 2007 |
| The success of the first child survival revolution, in the 1980s, is saving some six million lives each year. But communities are still suffering from unacceptable conditions that lead to disease and death. Read World Vision's and others' perspectives in Global Future magazine. PDF: 3.70 Mb |
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 | Sector Themes: Integration | Maternal and Child Health | Nutrition |
| May, 2008 |
The sector themes are a snapshot into the way the World Vision health and nutrition teams work to serve communities.
Integration - PDF: 297 Kb | Maternal and Child Health - PDF: 296 Kb
Nutrition - PDF: 297 Kb |
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 | Case study: The right messages—to the right people—at the right time |
| September, 2008 |
| A World Vision child survival project strove to change behaviors related to women’s and children’s health. With USAID resources, World Vision expanded its audience for family planning to include most couples. A USAID case study. PDF: 684 Kb |