Nursery World - Back to basics (1)

Millions of children in poor countries are dying from preventable illnesses. <B> Anne Wiltsher </B> looks at what we could be doing about it

Millions of children in poor countries are dying from preventable illnesses. Anne Wiltsher looks at what we could be doing about it

Jogindar died in India when she was two weeks old. She had persistent diarrhoea that caused her to become dehydrated. If someone had given her mother simple advice to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months of her baby's life and not to risk giving her water that might be contaminated, then Jogindar might have been saved.

Fahad, from Pakistan, aged four, died from malaria after an infected mosquito bite. If someone had given his family mosquito nets dipped in insecticide for the children to sleep under, Fahad might have been saved.

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