Delhi, India—November 11, 2010—Members of the international community will convene in New Delhi for the World Health Organization’s Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health forum. Representatives of The Children’s Project International (TCPI) will be there to speak of their experiences, learn from their colleagues and advocate for sustained action on the ground.
The recently released Human Development Report shines a spotlight on the significant progress the world has made improving life for its most desperate inhabitants. Since 1990 the number of children who do not live to see their fifth birthday has decreased by 30%. The proportion of children who are underweight has also dropped significantly. According to the United Nations report, fewer people are contracting HIV, dying of tuberculosis or succumbing to water-borne illnesses. When joined together under the banner of the Millennium Development Goals, the world community has been successful at tackling some of the world’s most intractable challenges and the world’s children are living longer, healthier lives for it.
The UN report, however, also underscores the basic premise that there is no universal cure for the world’s ailments and there is yet much ground to cover in achieving all the health-related MDGs by 2015. Presenters at the WHO forum will address the challenges posed by these multidimensional phenomena and highlight innovative approaches while also challenging the development community to extend the value of limited donor funds and implement sustainable health solutions. “The WHO Forum is a unique marketplace of ideas for development organizations,” said Raj Luhar, CEO of TCPI and a delegate to the WHO forum. Reviewing a list of his organization’s most successful programs, including mobile medical units in India and orphan care in Ethiopia, he continued, “With life-or-death issues on the agenda, it is important for us to remain innovative and not only contribute to the discussion, but also implement the lessons we learn.” The WHO forum runs until November 14, India’s observance of Children’s Day, “a fitting day to set forth and achieve our goals,” Mr. Luhar opined.
About The Children’s Project International
The Children’s Project International undertakes charitable activities dedicated to improving the lives of the world’s children by providing life-sustaining goods and personally enriching tools. By leveraging the social consciousness of today’s youth, TCPI seeks to work with existing organizations which share in TCPI’s goals to provide underprivileged and disenfranchised children with material relief and the belief in a better tomorrow. TCPI is led by an Board of Directors of outstanding national figures representing all sectors of the globe.
The Children’s Project International undertakes charitable activities dedicated to improving the lives of the world’s children by providing life-sustaining goods and personally enriching tools. By leveraging the social consciousness of today’s youth, TCPI seeks to work with existing organizations which share in TCPI’s goals to provide underprivileged and disenfranchised children with material relief and the belief in a better tomorrow. TCPI is led by an Board of Directors of outstanding national figures representing all sectors of the globe.
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