Empowering Local Communities to Improve
Children’s Health in Ten Latin American
Countries
Agency Funded: Pan American
Health Organization (PAHO)
Amount Funded: $4,500,000 over 24 months
Approved: November 2001
This project aims to reduce
morbidity and mortality among children under five
years of age in ten Latin American countries.
Supported by the Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO) and the American Red Cross, this project
will promote household behaviors that prevent
childhood illnesses as well as intensify community
implementation of these behaviors; develop a long-distance
learning community health course; and document
project experiences and share success stories
with other regions. Thousands of American Red
Cross volunteers, with the help of other NGOs,
will increase the capacity of the UN to carry
out this ambitious community-based effort on a
region-wide basis.
To Learn More: Integrated
Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI)
IMCI is an integrated approach to child health
that focuses on the well-being of the whole child.
IMCI aims to reduce death, illness and disability,
and to promote improved growth and development
among children under five years of age.
American
Red Cross
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization
led by volunteers, provides to victims of disasters
and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond
to emergencies.
How you can help: The UN Foundation
is dedicated to improving the health of children
around the world and this grant is just one example
of the UNF's commitment. Please help make a difference
by making a contribution that will help support
the UN Foundation's children's heath causes.
