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Over 20 percent of children in the Central African Republic will not live to see their fifth birthday. Most lose their lives to infections and diseases which, with enough trained health workers and basic medicines, could easily be prevented. Today marks the launch of Hands Up for Health Workers, a campaign by Merlin to help address the global shortage of health workers. To see more pictures, click here
Over 20 percent of children in the Central African Republic will not live to see their fifth birthday. Most lose their lives to infections and diseases which, with enough trained health workers and basic medicines, could easily be prevented. Today marks the launch of Hands Up for Health Workers, a campaign by Merlin to help address the global shortage of health workers. To see more pictures, click here
