World Summit for Children Takes Center Stage At UN
The World Summit for Children on September 29 30 will be the first meeting focused on children. President Bush plans to attend as leaders from Asia Africa and Latin America discuss improving kids lives and preventing child deaths with modest health care investments.
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Health needs leaders will discuss in global meeting
The speech outlines safe water access and the burden on women and children who walk miles daily. It notes that even basic toilet use consumes more water than some families use in a day and highlights gaps in vaccination against polio and measles among children worldwide.
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Better nutrition for children in dehydration cases
Parents should learn about fluids and cheap oral rehydration. Diarrhea from unsafe water and food causes millions of child deaths yearly. Treatment is simple fluids and inexpensive salts, costing about 10 cents per dose.
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