WORLD VISION CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY

That this House welcomes the World Vision campaign highlighting the 8.8 million children under the age of five years who die every year from preventable causes; recognises that the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on child and maternal health are those where progress is most behind; notes that 30 countries account for four out of five of the preventable deaths of children under the age of five years; and calls on the UK Government to prioritise spending in those countries, to support governments of low-income countries by developing and funding national plans that prioritise cost-effective preventative interventions such as breast feeding, hand washing and immunisation, and to publish action plans setting out how the money already allocated for health will be spent to ensure that it reaches those most in need.