Caregivers practice the "Helping Babies Breathe" life-saving medical intervention taught by Aid Africa's Children to reduce infant mortality in Africa.

We are honored to be a presenter at the WBEZ Global Activism Expo 2012, their largest event of the year. As one of the 24 global activists organizations selected to participate in the “break-out classroom” discussions, our topic will be "Helping Babies Breathe: How a Simple Medical Intervention is Reducing Infant Mortality." "Helping Babies Breathe is a program initiative by the American Academy of Pediatrics to teach neonatal resusitation for resource-limited areas." The infant mortality rate is the number of babies dying before reaching one year of age, per 1000 live births. According to a 2011 World Bank report, “South Africa’s infant mortality rate is 41 per 1000 live births, in comparison to the USA’s rate of 7 per 1000 live births. As of 2010, Tanzania’s infant mortality rate was 70 per 1000 live births” Recently, Aid Africa's Children's mission trip to Tanzania taught over 100 caregiver and medical professionals how this simple medical treatment can save babies lives.

Join us at 3:30p @ WBEZ’s Global Activist Expo 2012, Health and Nutrition Classroom G to present “Helping Babies Breathe: How a Simple Medical Intervention is Reducing Infant Mortality. Or, stop by at Aid Africa's Children table at WBEZ's Global Activism Expo 2012!

Help vulnerable children in Africa empower themselves!

Meet Aid Africa's Children members at the WBEZ Global Activism Expo 2012, and learn about our crisis intervention programs, including: offering free medical
treatment, teaching a simple medical intervention that reduces infant mortality, building schools and water wells (boreholes), providing food programs for only $1.25, and
helping the increasing number of AIDS Orphans who are raising their young siblings.

Learn more about http://www.wbez.org/event/2012-04-28/global-activism-expo-2012

Photography by Diane Malege

Article Written by LuAnn Wing