Global Child & Maternal Health

October 2020: It is past time for Congress to have implemented a global response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The world needs help now. We must remind senators and representatives of the immediacy of the crisis. Use the October Global Action Sheet to write a letter to the editor. Also, use it to guide others in your community to take action. You can even send our most recent media compilation to your legislators, sounding the alarm of urgency. (PDF version) (Word version)

September 2020: Congress still has not implemented a global response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The world can’t wait any longer. We must remind senators and representatives that they need to get to work. Use the September Global Action Sheet to write a letter to the editor. Also, use it to guide others in your community to take action. (PDF version, Word version)

August 2020: We are down to the wire. Congress has yet to create a global response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Lives and progress are at risk. We must remind Senators and Representatives of our leadership role in the world on global health and development and call for action. Use the August Global Action Sheet to write your members of Congress. Also, use it to guide others in your community to take action. (PDF version, Word version)

April 2020: As COVID-19 reaches poorer nations, it is the most marginalized who are most at risk. Congress must take action to bolster the response to COVID-19 in partner nations, ensure we do not backslide on progress made on health and education, and help nations address non-health impacts like the near shutdown of education in many partner countries. It’s time to meet with Congress and generate media. (Word Version)

In the 1980s, the world lost a staggering 40,000 children every single day, mostly because of things that could have been prevented or cured. Now for the first time in human history, scientists believe it’s possible to stop these preventable deaths – for good.