Why Should I Care about Pampers Big Kiss?

Oct 1, 2010 by cafebebemama

You may have heard about a very special campaign courtesy of some very enthusiastic bloggers. Pampers and UNICEF have teamed up for the 5th year running to campaign to eliminate Maternal and Newborn Tetanus. It’s called the Pampers Big Kiss. I’ve asked you to CLICK and/or purchase Pampers 1 pack = 1 life-saving vaccine nappies and  wipes to do your part. But you might be asking, “Why should I care about Pampers Big Kiss?” Well, let me tell you why…

• More than 80 years after the vaccine became available MNT still threatens the lives of 170 million women and their newborn babies in 40 countries around the world.

• Approximately 386 million doses of TT vaccines will be required to protect an estimated 170 million women at risk of contracting the disease

• In 2010, it has been calculated that approximately 59,000 newborns die annually from newborn tetanus, and thousands of women from maternal tetanus. (2010 WHO figures)

• This means, that even though MNT is easily preventable by a simple vaccine, every nine minutes, one baby still dies needlessly of MNT.

Every 9 minutes one baby dies needlessly of Maternal and Newborn Tetanus. It doesn’t have to be. Our children are safe and healthy and never have to worry about tetanus. Why shouldn’t every child be the same? There is enough strife and struggle in the lives of these mothers and children in places like Cameroon. Don’t they deserve a chance to have one of the most preventable killers NOT be a factor for them?

All you have to do is CLICK! Simply click on the badge below. You don’t even have to get up off your couch, get in your car and go to the store to buy anything. You press CLICK…once. You’re done. Your part is accomplished.

Thank you…from the bottom of my heart. You have saved a life with a click. It doesn’t get much better than that. I know that these mothers would thank you too if they could. Perhaps their smiles say it all?