Operation Serving Children: The Status of Children

World Child Status

Our hearts have been captured with the plight of those who are the least of the least of the Earth. They are defenseless and dependent, yet millions feel forsaken.
51% of the people on earth are children. Some 2.2 billion of the planet's people are children.
More than one billion of those live in poverty, according to the UNICEF annual report on children around the world.
This serves as a wake-up call for us to do more to help the most vulnerable among us.
Their families live on less than one dollar a day
More than 17 million children will starve to death this year
45 percent of the 3.6 million people killed by wars since 1990 have been children.
Every 14 seconds, a child loses her parents to AIDS
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is producing orphans on a scale unrivaled in world history. AIDS orphans are expected to number 44 million by 2010.
In the time I speak to you today, four children will become infected with aids and four will die.
150 million children live on the streets because of poverty neglect and abuse.
Over 250 million children under the age of 14 work to support their families, they are often sold for only a few dollars and force into slavery or bonded labor.
10 million children are being sexually exploited.

Every day, 27,000+ children die unnecessarily.
Nearly eleven million a year dieing from the effects of disease and inadequate nutrition that are caused by just five conditions- all of which are preventable and curable!
The five most deadly conditions:
1. Pneumonia: Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) kill over three million children under five years of age annually. That's over 8,000 children a day. Using standard case management techniques all of these deaths could be easily prevented.
2. Diarrhea: Each year, over three million children in developing countries die from diarrhea-related disease. That's over 5,500 children a day. Early intervention could easily prevent these deaths.
3. Measles: A common infectious disease which affects 45 million, and eventually kills over 1.5 million children each year. Measles is largely preventable using safe, low-cost vaccines.
4. Malaria: Over 1.2 million children under five years of age die of malaria each year. The proper use of mosquito nets alone could prevent most of these deaths.
5. Malnutrition: Rarely listed as a direct cause, it contributes to more than half of all childhood deaths. Poor feeding practices, inadequate breastfeeding, and the wrong foods in insufficient amounts, all contribute to malnutrition.
Vitamin supplements have demonstrated a reduction of up to 80% of malnutrition-related deaths.
OSC receives donated surplus medicine from pharmaceutical manufacturers before expiration.
Currently: $500USD hand delivers over $25,000 retail value of miedicine and medical supplies.
This allows OSC to increase the amount of aid provided to those in need.
With your help, OSC can continue to provide the essential food supply and medicine which children need to survive these illnesses.




Global Relief USA Relief World Child Status Relief Projects USA Families in Need Application Global Relief Application Tsunami Relief	World Child Status Our hearts have been captured with the plight of those who are the least of the least of the Earth. They are defenseless and dependent, yet millions feel forsaken. 51% of the people on earth are children. Some 2.2 billion of the planet's people are children. More than one billion of those live in poverty, according to the UNICEF annual report on children around the world. This serves as a wake-up call for us to do more to help the most vulnerable among us. Their families live on less than one dollar a day More than 17 million children will starve to death this year 45 percent of the 3.6 million people killed by wars since 1990 have been children. Every 14 seconds, a child loses her parents to AIDS The HIV/AIDS pandemic is producing orphans on a scale unrivaled in world history. AIDS orphans are expected to number 44 million by 2010. In the time I speak to you today, four children will become infected with aids and four will die. 150 million children live on the streets because of poverty neglect and abuse. Over 250 million children under the age of 14 work to support their families, they are often sold for only a few dollars and force into slavery or bonded labor. 10 million children are being sexually exploited. Every day, 27,000+ children die unnecessarily. Nearly eleven million a year dieing from the effects of disease and inadequate nutrition that are caused by just five conditions- all of which are preventable and curable! The five most deadly conditions: 1. Pneumonia: Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) kill over three million children under five years of age annually. That's over 8,000 children a day. Using standard case management techniques all of these deaths could be easily prevented. 2. Diarrhea: Each year, over three million children in developing countries die from diarrhea-related disease. That's over 5,500 children a day. Early intervention could easily prevent these deaths. 3. Measles: A common infectious disease which affects 45 million, and eventually kills over 1.5 million children each year. Measles is largely preventable using safe, low-cost vaccines. 4. Malaria: Over 1.2 million children under five years of age die of malaria each year. The proper use of mosquito nets alone could prevent most of these deaths. 5. Malnutrition: Rarely listed as a direct cause, it contributes to more than half of all childhood deaths. Poor feeding practices, inadequate breastfeeding, and the wrong foods in insufficient amounts, all contribute to malnutrition. Vitamin supplements have demonstrated a reduction of up to 80% of malnutrition-related deaths. OSC receives donated surplus medicine from pharmaceutical manufacturers before expiration. Currently: $500USD hand delivers over $25,000 retail value of miedicine and medical supplies. This allows OSC to increase the amount of aid provided to those in need. With your help, OSC can continue to provide the essential food supply and medicine which children need to survive these illnesses.
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