Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Six years of escalating conflict, economic collapse, disease, natural disasters and the breakdown of public institutions and services, have left Yemenis hungry, ill, and destitute.
Currently only half of all health facilities are functioning, of those only 20 per cent are providing maternal and child health services. Today, a woman in Yemen dies during childbirth every two hours, almost always from preventable causes.
An 'Emergency Birth Kit' can save lives when women are fleeing violence and forced to give birth on the run. These kits contain the supplies needed to prevent infection during childbirth, one of the leading causes of maternal mortality globally.
These kits contain supplies including:
soap
a sterile plastic sheet
a razor blade
an umbilical cord tie
a blanket
latex gloves
Send an Emergency Birth Kit to Yemen today. Your act of kindness could save a life -- or two.
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