Use of treated nets reduces child malaria deaths in Kenya, as “some 13.4 million nets have been distributed in Kenya over the past five years to combat a disease that threatens more than 25 million people in a population of 34 million”. Children and pregnant woman are the must susceptible to the disease, and thus the WHO has made them a top priority in areas of high transmission, however the WHO is looking to achieve full coverage and eradication of the disease.
Malnutrition unacceptably high, in Togo, aid to start according to UNICEF In a country where acute malnutrition can reach as hight as 32%, aid cannot come a moment too soon, for many it may seem that aid has been too little, too late.
Millions of children globally suffer from anemia, low iron, and other vitamin and mineral deficiency's, which have been labeled as the ‘hidden hunger’. However thanks to 'sprinkles’, a powdered micronutrients blended together, and placed in small packets similar to sweetener packets, vitamin and mineral deficiency is being reduced in children. “Over 750 million children worldwide … suffer from Vitamin Mineral deficiencies, with roughly half of child deaths associated with malnutrition”, and over 2 billion people world wide suffer from anemia (A sprinkle a day keeps anemia at bay). For just pennies a day this tasteless and colorless lifesaver can be added to any food with ease and convenience.
