My Dear Family of Rotary,

 

Rotary International's theme for April was Maternal and Child Health. Last month we highlighted the efforts of Rotarians to provide clean water and sanitation to areas of our countries lacking these basic necessities.

 

Lack of proper sanitation is indeed a major cause of child mortality across the globe due to infectious diseases.  It is said that one of the measurable indexes of the quality of health care in a country is infant mortality.  Another measure of importance is the number of deaths of children under 5 per 1000 live births.  

 

Every day mothers risk their lives giving birth and millions of children die each year from treatable, preventable causes.   

 

During April, which is dedicated to maternal and child health, we reflected on the many efforts that Rotarians and Rotary International have been involved in to remedy this situation. To help reduce this rate, Rotarians provide immunizations and antibiotics to babies, improve access to essential medical services, and support trained health care providers for mothers and their children .../