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STOP THE WAILS BY REDUCING UNDER-5 MORTALITY TO 3 OR LOWER BY APRIL 10, 2015

Created by J.N. on February 19, 2013

According to the UNICEF Child Mortality Report - 2012, EIGHTY MILLION CHILDREN BETWEEN 1 AND 5 YEARS OF AGE DIED BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010! 80,000,000 children between ages 1 and 5, which DOES NOT take into account STILLBIRTH, NEONATAL OR INFANT MORTALITY. And, according to the WHO World Health Statistics - 2012, the Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR; probability of children aged 1 -5 dying per 1000 live births - not taking into account stillbirth, neonatal, or infant rates) in 2010 were 119, 68, and 57 for the African, Eastern Mediterranean, and South-East Asia Regions, respectively with several countries having an U5MR of no greater 3.

Elaboration: http://goo.gl/58sk6

Join Us on March 2, 2013 10am: Do the 3 Stomps to Stomp Out Under-5 Mortality NOW! Bring Your Drums. (http://wp.me/p391Uv-3s)

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