But for millions around the world, that’s not the reality.
When Fanta found out she was pregnant, she feared the worst. PIH helped her deliver safely.
58,310
safe births globally in 2021
Fanta lives in Sierra Leone, one of the world’s most dangerous places to be pregnant. Like many women, she thought she had no safe options. But with PIH’s help, Fanta gave birth safely to her son, John, via C-section.
In 2021, PIH provided over 13,530 lifesaving C-sections around the world.
Fanta sits outside her home in Sierra Leone, where she lives with her son, John.
1 in 5 children in Haiti is starving. Lovenyou used to be among them, until PIH stepped in to help.
2,600
Haitian children treated yearly for malnutrition
Like 1 in 5 children in Haiti, Lovenyou was starving. His mother brought him to a PIH-supported malnutrition clinic, where he was measured and began treatment. Now, thanks to PIH’s help, he’s growing strong and healthy.
PIH produced 83,250 kg of peanut-based nutritional supplement to feed malnourished children last year.
Lovenyou, a malnutrition patient, peeks out from his mother’s legs outside their home in Haiti.