Mimi's village and how basic health care transformed it:

"Mimi's fictional village is like thousands of real villages in the developing world, where health care, especially among infants and children, is poor or uneven. As a result, every day, 21,000 children under the age of five die, most of them from diseases that could have been prevented wi...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto [u.a.] Kids Can Press 2012
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Summary:"Mimi's fictional village is like thousands of real villages in the developing world, where health care, especially among infants and children, is poor or uneven. As a result, every day, 21,000 children under the age of five die, most of them from diseases that could have been prevented with basic health care."--Front jacket flap - Mimi Malaho and her family help bring basic health care to their community. By making small changes like sleeping under mosquito nets and big ones like building a clinic with outside help, the Malahos and their neighbors transform their Kenyan village from one afraid of illness to a thriving community."--Publisher's website
Physical Description:32 p. col. ill., col. ports. 32 cm
ISBN:9781554537228
1554537223

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