Health Programs
Sexual Reproductive
Supporting sexual, reproductive and maternal health and rights is therefore the corner stone of ARDO’s commitment to gender equality and reducing global poverty. Increased investment, targeted programming and supportive policies are all critical to meeting the reproductive health needs of millions of women and men. ARDO believes that access to sexual, reproductive and maternal health services is both a fundamental human right and a critical development issue.
Maternal Health
Assisting communities towards better living starts with mothers. Pregnancy and childbirth shouldn’t be a game of chance: Every two minutes, a woman somewhere in the world dies from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. In sub-Saharan Africa, a woman’s lifetime risk of death due to childbirth is one in 16. Maternal mortality is nothing short of an epidemic, yet the majority of these deaths can be prevented if women have access to antenatal advice and support, trained midwives and birth attendants, life-saving treatments, and well-equipped health clinics and hospitals.
Child Health
Every child deserves the chance to live a healthy and secure life. However, 19,000 children younger than 5 years old die every day and more than 7 million children will die before their 5th birthday. Nearly all of these deaths occur in poor countries and almost every one of them can be prevented. ARDO aims to help children in the poorest communities though nutritional support, vaccinations for children affected by conflict and disasters and treatment for diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and polio where investment in basics such as adequate nutrition, bed nets and skilled health workers to keep children alive are needed.
