Acute Watery Diarrhoea Emergency is fundraising for Health Poverty Action

Acute watery diarrhoea emergency

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Raising money for Health Poverty Action

Charity Registration No. 290535

Health Poverty Action works with the world's poorest communities - those missing out on mainstream aid. We help mothers give birth safely and their children thrive, prevent the spread of diseases like HIV and malaria and challenge the injustices of poverty and poor health. <p> It is said that prevention is better than cure. That's why we believe in the power of education to stop health problems happening. Examples include our award-winning radio soaps educating people on issues such as HIV (one of which has become the most popular radio show in East Africa). <p> Poverty and poor health are inseparable. Our comprehensive approach strengthens health services and addresses underlying causes of poor health such as water, sanitation and nutrition. At the same time we campaign to change the systems that perpetuate poverty. We want to 'cure' the lack of healthcare - not just stick a plaster over the problem.

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26/08/2015

Raised so far: £130.00

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Health Poverty Action is appealing for urgent funds to help tackle deadly outbreaks of acute watery diarrhoea in the remote provinces of Attapeu in Laos and Ratanakiri in Cambodia.

Only last year Attapeu was devastated by floods and whole villages lost lands and livelihoods. This new threat places their fragile recovery at risk. Four people have already lost their lives and 225 cases of acute watery diarrhoea have been reported. We urgently need to:

· Provide safe water

· Treat acute watery diarrhoea infections

· Train health staff to deal with the outbreak

· Help communities set up an early-warning system

Across the border, impoverished indigenous communities in Ratanakiri, Cambodia are facing a similar threat. There have already been 39 deaths and 3,464 infections.

We need to safeguard the health of 17,000 vulnerable families in these regions. Please show your support and stand in solidarity with these very poor communities.

	Hope this helps a tiny little bit Melly Donation by Henry Wickham on 04/10/10	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Alison Sizer on 28/09/10
	Hope this goes some way towards helping with the crisis. Good luck to you, Melissa, and to all the others who are out in Laos with you Donation by Christine Clarke on 16/09/10	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Laura Falk on 30/08/10	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hope this helps in some way. Donation by Samira Lahfa on 30/08/10	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	All the best to everyone working so hard. Donation by Sarah Bernays on 27/08/10	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Keep up the amazing work. Donation by Jane on 26/08/10	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Wishing you and the remote communities of Attapeu all the best Donation by Helen Stack on 26/08/10	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£130.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Mobile donations:	£0.00
Total Raised:	£130.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£36.67

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