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Message Did you know that SierraLeone’s maternal mortalityratio is six times higherthan global targets, andinfant mortality is thehighest in the world?REGISTERED INGO501(C)3 TAX EXEMPTFEIN 76-0729857703.793.9521Global North HQ - U.S.A.Greater D.C.14101 Parke Long Ct, Suite NChantilly, VA 20151 A managed coalition of providers,NGOs, and health workers in 43countries, collaborating to increaseprovider capacity and maternal/infanthealth in the global south.Get in Touch!Mercy UMC Hospitalwww.helpingchildrenworldwide.orgsupport@helpingchildrenworldwide.orgA fully-staffed modern hospital in Bo,Sierra Leone, providing outreach clinics toremote villages, in partnership with HCW.Together for Global HealthGet to KnowOur Partners:We help children worldwide bystrengthening and empoweringfamilies and communities. LivesTransformedHOW DOES MYDONATIONHELP CHILDRENWORLDWIDETODAY?YourDonationSupport Mercy UMCHospital’s Staff &Programs

Did you know that SierraLeone’s maternal mortalityratio is six times higher thanglobal targets, and infantmortality is the highest in theworld?Orphan PreventionStrategiesMaternal Health inSierra LeoneGlobal Maternal HealthMarginalized communities aredisproportionately affected by maternalmortality.The death of a mother can lead tofinancial instability for families.Children who lose their mothers faceincreased risks of poverty, malnutrition,and lack of education.Preventing maternal deaths helps keepfamilies together and protects childrenfrom becoming orphans.Maternal deaths have dropped by 74%over the past 20 years.The current rate remains high, with 443mothers dying per 100,000 births—tentimes the global goal.The target is to reduce this number to300 per 100,000 by 2025.Infant mortality is also a major concern,with the highest rate globally reaching75 deaths per 1,000 births. Many of these deaths are preventablewith better access to skilled birthattendants and quality care.Every day, 800 women die frompregnancy-related causes—that’s oneevery two minutes.While maternal deaths have declined by34% since 2000, more investment is stillneeded. The mortality rate remains high,especially in low-income countries,where many deaths are caused bypreventable factors such as bleeding,infection, high blood pressure, andcomplications during delivery.Solutions like skilled birth attendants,emergency care, and improvedhealthcare access can help save lives.

Did you know that SierraLeone’s maternal mortalityratio is six times higher thanglobal targets, and infantmortality is the highest in theworld?Orphan PreventionStrategiesMaternal Health inSierra LeoneGlobal Maternal HealthMarginalized communities aredisproportionately affected by maternalmortality.The death of a mother can lead tofinancial instability for families.Children who lose their mothers faceincreased risks of poverty, malnutrition,and lack of education.Preventing maternal deaths helps keepfamilies together and protects childrenfrom becoming orphans.Maternal deaths have dropped by 74%over the past 20 years.The current rate remains high, with 443mothers dying per 100,000 births—tentimes the global goal.The target is to reduce this number to300 per 100,000 by 2025.Infant mortality is also a major concern,with the highest rate globally reaching75 deaths per 1,000 births. Many of these deaths are preventablewith better access to skilled birthattendants and quality care.Every day, 800 women die frompregnancy-related causes—that’s oneevery two minutes.While maternal deaths have declined by34% since 2000, more investment is stillneeded. The mortality rate remains high,especially in low-income countries,where many deaths are caused bypreventable factors such as bleeding,infection, high blood pressure, andcomplications during delivery.Solutions like skilled birth attendants,emergency care, and improvedhealthcare access can help save lives.

Did you know that SierraLeone’s maternal mortalityratio is six times higher thanglobal targets, and infantmortality is the highest in theworld?Orphan PreventionStrategiesMaternal Health inSierra LeoneGlobal Maternal HealthMarginalized communities aredisproportionately affected by maternalmortality.The death of a mother can lead tofinancial instability for families.Children who lose their mothers faceincreased risks of poverty, malnutrition,and lack of education.Preventing maternal deaths helps keepfamilies together and protects childrenfrom becoming orphans.Maternal deaths have dropped by 74%over the past 20 years.The current rate remains high, with 443mothers dying per 100,000 births—tentimes the global goal.The target is to reduce this number to300 per 100,000 by 2025.Infant mortality is also a major concern,with the highest rate globally reaching75 deaths per 1,000 births. Many of these deaths are preventablewith better access to skilled birthattendants and quality care.Every day, 800 women die frompregnancy-related causes—that’s oneevery two minutes.While maternal deaths have declined by34% since 2000, more investment is stillneeded. The mortality rate remains high,especially in low-income countries,where many deaths are caused bypreventable factors such as bleeding,infection, high blood pressure, andcomplications during delivery.Solutions like skilled birth attendants,emergency care, and improvedhealthcare access can help save lives.

Did you know that SierraLeone’s maternal mortalityratio is six times higherthan global targets, andinfant mortality is thehighest in the world?REGISTERED INGO501(C)3 TAX EXEMPTFEIN 76-0729857703.793.9521Global North HQ - U.S.A.Greater D.C.14101 Parke Long Ct, Suite NChantilly, VA 20151 A managed coalition of providers,NGOs, and health workers in 43countries, collaborating to increaseprovider capacity and maternal/infanthealth in the global south.Get in Touch!Mercy UMC Hospitalwww.helpingchildrenworldwide.orgsupport@helpingchildrenworldwide.orgA fully-staffed modern hospital in Bo,Sierra Leone, providing outreach clinics toremote villages, in partnership with HCW.Together for Global HealthGet to KnowOur Partners:We help children worldwide bystrengthening and empoweringfamilies and communities. LivesTransformedHOW DOES MYDONATIONHELP CHILDRENWORLDWIDETODAY?YourDonationSupport Mercy UMCHospital’s Staff &Programs

Did you know that SierraLeone’s maternal mortalityratio is six times higherthan global targets, andinfant mortality is thehighest in the world?REGISTERED INGO501(C)3 TAX EXEMPTFEIN 76-0729857703.793.9521Global North HQ - U.S.A.Greater D.C.14101 Parke Long Ct, Suite NChantilly, VA 20151 A managed coalition of providers,NGOs, and health workers in 43countries, collaborating to increaseprovider capacity and maternal/infanthealth in the global south.Get in Touch!Mercy UMC Hospitalwww.helpingchildrenworldwide.orgsupport@helpingchildrenworldwide.orgA fully-staffed modern hospital in Bo,Sierra Leone, providing outreach clinics toremote villages, in partnership with HCW.Together for Global HealthGet to KnowOur Partners:We help children worldwide bystrengthening and empoweringfamilies and communities. LivesTransformedHOW DOES MYDONATIONHELP CHILDRENWORLDWIDETODAY?YourDonationSupport Mercy UMCHospital’s Staff &Programs