The foundation supports efforts to: Speed the adoption and use of lifesaving interventions at the community level Develop new tools and strategies to address the major causes of death during the first 28 days of life Build commitment, awareness, and financial support for child survival programsChild Health Backgrounder
The foundation supports efforts to:
Childhood death remains one of the most stubborn areas of inequity between developing and developed countries. But health interventions both existing and under development have the potential to save millions of young children.
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world.
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