| Emergency relief - what your money
can buy:
US6 cents can provide one packet of Oral Rehydration
Therapy for one child to treat severe dehydration and diarrhea,
a leading cause of death among young children.
US24 cents can support one person through the
emergency health kit for three months.
US79 cents can provide a vial of single dose of
measles vaccine.
US$1.20 can immunize a mother and her child against
maternal and neonatal tetanus.
US$4.25 can provide a vial of penicillin to various
illnesses.
US$10.34 can provide one family with a 14 piece,
aluminum cooking set intended for use in emergency situations.
US$10.73 can provide one carton of high energy
protein biscuits, specially developed for emergency supply.
US$17 can immunize a child for life against these
six major childhood diseases.
US$40 can provide blankets to protect 10 small
children from the cold.
US$86.68 can provide enough clean water to meet
the early needs of ten families during the early stages of an emergency.
US$188 can provide one school-in-a-box kit to
provide basic education to 80 children during times of crisis to
allow them to continue their education.
US$235.88 can provide emergency health kits with
essential drugs, medical supplies, and equipment to support 1,000
people for three months.
US$250 can provide one tent to be used for lodging
during an emergency when homes are destroyed.
US$430.35 can provide one metric ton (40x25kg
bags) of formulated supplementary food for children
US$500 can provide enough vitamin A capsules to
boost 16,000 children’s immune system and protect them from
blindness.
US$1057.47 can provide one large tent to set up
a clinic or hospital after a disaster.
US$1514.09 can provide emergency health kits to
support 10,000 people for three months.
US$1,700 can provide enough nutritional supplements
to feed 30 children for 30 days.
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