Local Health Workers
Help them keep the good going.
In places where help is furthest away, local health workers bring lifesaving care to the children who need it most. Every day, all over the world, they are on the frontlines promoting health practices like immunization and breastfeeding and treating children who are seriously ill.
When you support health workers, you're one step away from helping so many children survive.
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Afia Afroze
West Rajguru, BangladeshAfia is treated like an extended member of the family by many mothers and children in her village.
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Felix Aguilar Ramírez
Xachmochán Village, GuatemalaFelix considers his job as a local health worker to be like school – every day he gets to learn something new.
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Ade Yunarsih
Kampung Cirendeng, IndonesiaAde starts her newborn visits each day at 6 a.m., averaging 20 to 30 house calls for each week and delivering about 10 babies each month.
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Salif Diarra
Satiguila Village, MaliSalif helps treat and prevent malaria, diarrhea, and the acute respiratory infections that plague the young children of his village.
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Madalitso Masa
Jonasi Village, Dowa District, MalawiMadalitso travels more than three miles every day to visit sick newborns and their mothers in her village and surrounding areas. During the rainy season, these trips become especially difficult.