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Afghanistan is ranked as having one of the worst infant mortality rates in the world…

Afghanistan is ranked as having one of the worst infant mortality rates in the world…. …with over 250 deaths for every 1000 births. Causes of death include:. Measles. Diarrhea. Pneumonia. Preterm birth. Birth asphyxias. Congenital abnormality.

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Afghanistan is ranked as having one of the worst infant mortality rates in the world…

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  1. Afghanistan is ranked as having one of the worst infant mortality rates in the world…

  2. …with over 250 deaths for every 1000 births.

  3. Causes of death include: Measles Diarrhea Pneumonia Preterm birth Birth asphyxias Congenital abnormality

  4. Their lives could easily be saved by just one vaccine.

  5. Afghanistan has a population crisis in which 40% of the population is aged between 0 and 14 years old.

  6. Due to cultural beliefs, there is a tendency to have a very large family so that the children can grow up to support their parents as well as the entire family unit.

  7. Our solution is also aimed at giving the younger population the power to secure their own futures.

  8. We will provide them with the resources and skills to develop a trade that will allow them to care for their family.

  9. AFGHANS FOR TOMORROW We want to empower them by giving them the ability to become self sufficient…

  10. ….so that they can provide food and clean water to their family which will have an indirect but positive effect on child mortality.

  11. We hope to build a good relationship with the people we are trying to impart an education system which will provide advice about family planning, the importance of nutrition and clean water which the families can pass on to others.

  12. Better nutrition will allow mothers to develop breast milk essential for the first few days of a new born baby

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