Special days and events throughout the year provide opportunities to learn and take action on child survival issues. For more information, visit the following pages:

Mark Mother’s Day With a Gift for the World’s Children

Every three seconds, a mother in a poor country faces the death of a child under the age of five. Most of the time, it's due to preventable disease or condition. Yet experts believe that with a concerted effort, millions of children could be saved. Give hope to mothers. Give life for their children.

On World Malaria Day – Make a Buzz for Children

April 25, 2008 marked the first official global health day focused on malaria, a disease that kills nearly 1 million children under five each year.