Bangladesh

In Bangladesh 244,000 children die each year from preventable causes

In Bangladesh our Every One campaign will aim to save children’s lives through immediate programmatic interventions- including changing behaviours and practices at household and community level, policy change and improvement in implementation and raising awareness in Bangladesh of the seriousness of the issue

The launch of the campaign raised awareness about three key issues: 1) newborn survival, 2) pneumonia and 3) malnutrition. It was also an opportunity to introduce the campaign to staff, partners and other stakeholders. 

• 57% of under-five deaths occur in the first 28 days of life.1

• 97% of uneducated women give birth at home, compared with 14% of women who had completed secondary education.2

• 45% of the population lives on less than $1 per day3 and 23% lives in extreme poverty- meaning they are always or sometimes unable to meet their basic food needs.

• 4 in 10 Bangladeshi women do not receive any antenatal care.

• Only 31% of newborns receive postnatal care.

• Bangladesh ranks 110th among 135 developing countries in the Human Poverty Index.

Video 

 Please watch the video below which was developed by children themselves. It gives great insight into how working together on such issues can create a positive impact.