I was able to take a close look at the United Nations International Emergency Fund also known as UNICEF as an alternative to sharing information from an International contact. According to the website UNICEF has been working to improve children's lives internationally since 1947. Originally their mission was to respond to the millions of displaced and refugee children deprived of shelter, fuel and food in the aftermath of World War II. Today UNICEF is staying true to its purposeful beginning by helping with more than just displaced and refugee children but all children’s and their rights and well being.
UNICEF provides help for childhood in all facets including: poverty,
preventable child deaths, AIDS/HIV, prenatal care, sanitation, nutrition, affordable
health care, early childhood education and protection. UNICEF meets the needs
of children all over the world through their regional locations including: Central and Eastern Europe and the
Commonwealth of Independent States, East Asia and
the Pacific, Eastern and
Southern Africa, Industrialized
countries, Latin America
and Caribbean, Middle East, and
South Asia,
and West and
Central Africa.
UNICEF website has a list of countries that lists facts. For
this assignment I was able to review the poverty in Sierra Leone, Africa. Due
to the recent outbreak of Ebola, I choose this county because it has
experienced Ebola years before the United States. Sierra Leone actually has Ebola
survivors. According to the statistics 52.9 % of Sierra Leone is in poverty. Hypertension
is high due to high salt intake within the diet. There is a link between salt
and high blood pressure. Children born in poverty have a low birth prevalence
and low school attendance.
