maternal & child health and volunteer trips
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Curamericas Global
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Curamericas Global partners with
underserved communities to make
measurable and sustainable
improvements in their health and
well-being
Mission
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Maternal Health
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Maternal Health
How many women die each
year from preventable causes
related to pregnancy and
childbirth?
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326,000-535,000 each
year
• 99% in developing
countries
• >90% of these deaths
are preventable
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Top Causes of Death
• Hemorrhaging
• Infections
• High blood pressure
• Unsafe abortion
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Maternal Health
Why is this important?
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Video
http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32
068,89844377001_1994479,00.html
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Child Health
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Child Health
How many children don’t
live to see their fifth
birthdays?
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6.6 million each year(Around 750 every hour)
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6.6 Million Childhood Deaths (99% in developing countries)
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Top Causes of Death
• Pneumonia
• Prematurity
• Birth asphyxia
• Diarrhea
• Malaria
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Child Health
Why is this important?
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Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUhayOY2
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Health Workers
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Health Workers
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Health Workers
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Video
http://www.theguardian.com/global-health-
workers/video/imagine-a-health-worker
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“What can I do to
help?”
Three Things.
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- Introduce us to your community
- Start Curamericas Club at your school
- Speak up!
Advocate
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(Social Media)
Facebook: /curamericasglobal
Website: Curamericas.org
Twitter: @Curamericas
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- Volunteer at Curamericas
- Go on a Volunteer Expedition
Participat
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Progress at the Construction SiteGuatemala Service-Learning Trip
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Fayetteville Academy Students
weigh a Baby in Guatemala
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Trips also
include time for
Cultural
activities
And
Sightseeing
Students from the Fayetteville Academy
Visiting the Zaculeu Ruins in Guatemala
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Donate
How much of the US
Federal budget do you
think is allocated for
foreign aid?
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1% of the Budget
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How do you think this amount
compares to other countries?
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2012
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Join usin making a world free of preventable
preventable suffering
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Any Questions?