Call for more health workers
Thousands of you joined our call that no child should die because they can't see a health worker. Our campaign has made a real impact at the recent UN summit in New York.
25 out of the 40 new commitments made by countries to the UN's plan to reduce child mortality by 2015 included measures to increase the number of midwives, nurses and doctors.
And your call to David Cameron has been answered: the UK has pledged to support more health workers in Africa.
There's still work to be done but this is significant progress on this vital issue for children.
Read our new report on fixing the health worker crisis
Extras star Ashley Jensen finds out how health workers are saving lives in the slums of Delhi, India:
Read a blog post about Ashley's trip to Delhi
Health workers save lives
Doctors, nurses and midwives are vital to help children survive. Without them, no vaccine can be administered, no life-saving drugs prescribed and no woman can be given expert care during childbirth.
But the massive shortfall of health workers in some of the poorest countries is hitting the most vulnerable children and families the hardest.
Half of the 8 million children who die each year are in Africa, yet Africa has only 3% of the world’s doctors, nurses and midwives.
No Child Born to Die
Children are dying from causes we know how to prevent or treat.
That’s why lots more doctors, nurses, midwives and community health workers are needed in the poorest countries. We can stop millions of children dying.
Our No Child Born to Die campaign has helped secure a massive increase in funding for life-saving vaccines. Now we must take the next step to ensure children don’t die simply because they are too poor to see a doctor or nurse.