A young boy is held by his mother as she speaks to a health care worker at a Save the Children health center in northern Syria. The center provides patients with healthcare free of charge. As families' livelihoods are eroded, access to food becomes more difficult and rates of disease rise, children in Syria are becoming more vulnerable to malnutrition, with 2.4 million children under five at risk of under-nutrition. Photo credit: Ahmad Baroudi / Save the Children, Oct 2015.

Health

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As a global leader in saving newborns, we continue to be at the forefront of worldwide efforts to end preventable child deaths with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition as well as alleviating hunger.

Our teams have helped cut the number of children dying before age 5 by over half since 1990, saving 122 million lives.

We helped reduced by one-third the number of children stunted from malnutrition since 2000, including leading advocacy efforts for a U.S. commitment to reducing stunting among 2 million children by 2025. Today, there are 49 million fewer stunted children.

We transformed the way health care is delivered in the world’s hardest to reach places by pioneering programs that treat children close to home, so they receive lifesaving care before it’s too late.

Learn More About Global Health Programs and Explore our Hunger and Livelihoods Programs

A one-year-old child prepares to receive his Yellow Fever vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo Credit: Tommy Trenchard, August 2016.
Global Health
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The Global Health team is committed to providing effective health programs that save children's lives and ensure they grow up healthy.
Barira holds a bowl of nutritious moringa grown at her community garden. She leads the fight against child hunger with her local student government. Photo Credit: Talitha Brauer/Save the Children, 2016.
Hunger and Livelihoods
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The Food Security and Livelihoods team works to help vulnerable families meet their basic needs and protect their livelihood during and after a crisis. We also help families and communities to improve their long-term food security and increase their resilience.
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