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What
if you could save a
baby's life?
Maternal and
neonatal tetanus
(MNT) kills 60,000
infants every year.
Kiwanis
International and
UNICEF have joined
forces to protect
the world's most
at-risk mothers and
their babies from
this agonizing and
fatal disease.
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The
Eliminate Project
With The Eliminate
Project, Kiwanis
International and UNICEF
have joined forces to
eliminate maternal and
neonatal tetanus. This
deadly disease steals the
lives of nearly 60,000
innocent babies and a
significant number of women
each year. The effects of
the disease are excruciating
— tiny newborns suffer
repeated, painful
convulsions and extreme
sensitivity to light and
touch.
To eliminate MNT from
the Earth, more than 100
million mothers and their
future babies must be
immunized. This requires
vaccines, syringes, safe
storage, transportation,
thousands of skilled staff
and more. It will take
US$110 million — and the
dedicated work of UNICEF and
every member of the Kiwanis
family.
Kiwanis and UNICEF
joined forces to tackle
iodine deficiency disorders,
achieving one of the most
significant public health
successes of the 20th
century. Now, they are
eliminating MNT from the
face of the Earth. And in
doing so, the project will
reach the poorest, most
neglected mothers and babies
with additional lifesaving
health care. The end of this
one disease means the
beginning of better health
for so many families.
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