marked decrease in infant and maternal mortality rates. They work to prevent and combat
preventable childhood illnesses such as malaria, diarrhea, and malnutrition all over the globe. In
2013 alone, Plan trained 226,462 professional and volunteer health workers on early education
and care skills, benefiting 19,763 communities (Plan).
Another global crisis is in water and sanitation, with diarrhea killing at least 1,200,000
children under 5 years old each year. Plan works with communities to improve access to safe
drinking water…
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