Protect Every Child's Right To Survival

Dear Member of Congress:

According to UNICEF, 29,000 children die every day from preventable causes, like malaria, measles and dehydration.

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The worst part is, we know how to stop these deaths. An integrated package of low-cost, high-impact interventions including insecticide-treated bed-nets, immunizations, antibiotics, and oral rehydration salts, is a proven way to save kids' lives.

As part of the Millennium Development Goals, the United States joined the rest of the world in committing to cut the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds by 2015. Sadly, the world is not on track to reach that goal.

U.S. leadership and funding has made an enormous contribution in saving children's lives over the past two decades � but we can and must do more. In order to save children�s lives, our nation needs to renew its commitment to child survival, and invest in comprehensive child survival programs that significantly expand lifesaving services where children need them most.

In the 110th Congress, I call on you to make saving children�s lives a priority, and to dramatically expand U.S. child survival and health programs.

Children have the right to live, and there are few issues in the world that are as important and as solvable as saving the world's children. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

[your name]
[your address]