Maternal & Child Health and Volunteer Trips

Curamericas Global

Curamericas Global partners with

underserved communities to make

measurable and sustainable

improvements in their health and

well-being

Mission

Maternal Health

Maternal Health

How many women die each

year from preventable causes

related to pregnancy and

childbirth?

326,000-535,000 each

year

• 99% in developing

countries

• >90% of these deaths

are preventable

Top Causes of Death

• Hemorrhaging

• Infections

• High blood pressure

• Unsafe abortion

Maternal Health

Why is this important?

Video

http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32

068,89844377001_1994479,00.html

Child Health

Child Health

How many children don’t

live to see their fifth

birthdays?

6.6 million each year(Around 750 every hour)

6.6 Million Childhood Deaths (99% in developing countries)

Top Causes of Death

• Pneumonia

• Prematurity

• Birth asphyxia

• Diarrhea

• Malaria

Child Health

Why is this important?

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUhayOY2

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Health Workers

Health Workers

Health Workers

Video

http://www.theguardian.com/global-health-

workers/video/imagine-a-health-worker

“What can I do to

help?”

Three Things.

- Introduce us to your community

- Start Curamericas Club at your school

- Speak up!

Advocate

(Social Media)

Facebook: /curamericasglobal

Website: Curamericas.org

Twitter: @Curamericas

- Volunteer at Curamericas

- Go on a Volunteer Expedition

Participat

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Progress at the Construction SiteGuatemala Service-Learning Trip

Fayetteville Academy Students

weigh a Baby in Guatemala

Trips also

include time for

Cultural

activities

And

Sightseeing

Students from the Fayetteville Academy

Visiting the Zaculeu Ruins in Guatemala

Donate

How much of the US

Federal budget do you

think is allocated for

foreign aid?

1% of the Budget

How do you think this amount

compares to other countries?

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2012

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Join usin making a world free of preventable

preventable suffering

Any Questions?