Child Survival - Globally and Locally

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UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION-USA GREATER MILWAUKEE CHAPTER Announcement Contact: Anita Zeidler Phone: (414) 213-8151 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2008 CHILD SURVIVAL: GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY Program title: Child Survival: Globally and Locally Speakers: Bevan Baker, Comissioner of Health, City of Milwaukee Susan McGovern, Past-President of the UNA-USA, Greater Milwaukee Chapter Date: April 12, 2008 Time: 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. Place: Community Room, Redeemer Lutheran Church 19th and Wisconsin. Enter in the rear, off the 19th street parking lot. Admission: FREE and open to the public On Saturday, April 12, 2008 the United Nations Association-USA of Greater Milwaukee will present a program on the condition of the world's children. Special guest, Bevan Baker, Commissioner of Health for the City of Milwaukee will speak on local child survival issues and what is being done to save and improve children's lives here. Susan McGovern, Past President of the United Association of Greater Milwaukee will review the international situation based on the newly released UNICEF report on the State of the World"s Children 2008. Each year hundreds of thousands of children around the world die needless deaths from avoidable causes such as starvation, diseases for which we have vaccines, or lack of sanitation and decent drinking water. Here in Milwaukee we have one-quarter of our children living in poverty, and major child and teenage health problems. The focus will be on what is being done and what can be done to help children here and around the world.