"We work to promote breast feeding to prevent childhood obesity, which is where it all begins in terms of child health."

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

Sometimes they're reluctant to take part in important training such as fire safety classes and child identification programs, which guard against abduction.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Government health departments nationwide are studying new strategies to protect maternal and child health, such as those outlined by the United Nations Millennium Goals, which calls for education, economic development and community empowerment to save lives and eliminate preventable suffering.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

Many of them are emerging from conflicts. And,sub-Saharan Africa in particular, especially in Eastern and Southern Africa are facing major problems of HIV, which has had a huge impact on especially child mortality, life expectancy in general.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21