Health Poverty Action
Shappi Khorsandi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Health Poverty Action.
The comedian Shappi Khorsandi makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Health Poverty Action.
Registered Charity Number 290535
To Give:
- Freephone 0800 404 8144
- Freepost ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Appeal. (That's the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the front of the envelope). Mark the back of the envelope 'Health Poverty Action.'
- Cheques should be made payable to 'Health Poverty Action.'.
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Health Poverty Action
Health Poverty Action works in partnership with the poorest communities around the world in their fight for better health. This means improving access to healthcare so that indigenous mothers like MarΓa have an equal chance of health and life in the future. We work on a range of vital health issues, including training local women to spot danger signs in pregnancy and ensure mothers can give birth safely.Β
Improving the health of mothers and babies around the world
800 women die every day due to pregnancy related complications. Like MarΓa, the vast majority are from the poorest communities within developing countries. Health Poverty Action works with them to overcome this injustice. Last year we supported over 293,000 mothers to access life-saving healthcare.
Philipa, one of the 620 women trained to support mothers in Guatemala
βIβve learned to check the babyβs position in the womb, to know the
risks and how I can refer women to hospital for treatment. Weβre working
together to ensure that no mothers should die due to pregnancy.β Β
Last year Health Poverty Action trained
11,450 people like Philipa to ensure healthcare is available in the hardest to
reach areas.
Amina, a mother whose health knowledge saved her life
Amina
is from a nomadic community in Ethiopia, where the nearest health facility is
five hoursβ drive away. Β
βHad it not been for the educational outreach and the
ambulance service Health Poverty Action provided, I would have died in
childbirth at home. Iβm now advocating other women to seek healthcare too.β Β
Last year Health Poverty Action supported 14 ambulances and stocked 476 health
posts and mobile clinics in the worldβs poorest communities.
Broadcasts
- Sun 6 Nov 2016 07:54ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 6 Nov 2016 21:26ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 10 Nov 2016 15:27ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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