Giving Kids Equal Chance at Survival

A new report says too often a child’s survival depends on place of birth, parents’ income and ethnicity. Save the Children calls it an unfair lottery of birth that violates every child’s right to an equal start in life. Save the Children CEO Carolyn Miles said, in many countries, a child’s survival is a matter of chance. “We looked at the implications of child survival across 87 countries actually in this report. And what we found was the most deprived kids – those in sometimes...

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