One of the great accomplishments of humanity is the decline in child mortality, reduced by half in just 20 years. That's half of the children that would have died without global efforts.
Keeping children alive is the first step. Ensuring adequate nutrition is the next. Malnutrition in children perpetuates the cycle of disease, poverty, and wasted potential. Malnutrition is estimated to cost global economies over a trillion dollars, more than 10 times the cost to provide adequate nutrition.
Canada has saved the lives of millions of children through a long history of vaccine and nutrition funding. In 2025 a nutrition summit in Paris is Canada's chance to continue with this tradition, with a funding of $750 million over five years.
Nathaniel Poole
Victoria
