Dear Friends,
I recently wrote to you about one of our
volunteers, Laura, working in Huancayo, Peru. Laura sees the obstacles
expectant mothers and young children face every day in the developing
world. Having limited access to healthy food, vitamins and medicines
during pregnancy endangers the health of a growing baby. And once the
baby is born, malnutrition can limit that precious new life, leading to
stunted intellectual and physical growth. With your help, CMMB Medical Volunteers continue to care for mothers and children, right from the start!
To address these needs we began a new program called Los Primeros Mil
Dias – “the first 1,000 days” – to ensure children are given the best
start in life. We start counting those 1,000 days at conception and
follow the children through to their second birthday. We monitor the
height and weight of children suffering from chronic malnutrition. We
provide medicine, supplements and meals whenever we can, to make sure
they have a chance at achieving their full potential.
Programs like Los Primeros Mil Dias and our Medical Volunteer Program serve a desperate need. But we need your support to ensure this vital work continues, and more lives are saved.
Thank you for all the good that you do.
Programs like Los Primeros Mil Dias and our Medical Volunteer Program serve a desperate need. But we need your support to ensure this vital work continues, and more lives are saved.
Thank you for all the good that you do.
Sincerely,
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President & CEO
Catholic Medical Mission Board
Catholic Medical Mission Board
