Recent years have seen improvements in child health, but despite these steps forward, 9.2 million children still die every year from wholly preventable illnesses. What’s worse, the current economic crisis has the potential to threaten progress made so far.

During the economic downturn, governments have a vital role to play in stimulating their economies and protecting those most hurt by the financial crisis. Fulfilling all the promises made by the G8 on aid commitments would cost just 2% of the size of the current domestic economic stimulus packages. But these aid dollars would have a real impact in preventing illness and death in millions of the world’s poorest people.

We want the governments of the G8 to use the same creativity and resolve needed to address the economic and financial crisis to stop the preventable illness and death of millions of children.

Join thousands of World Vision supporters across the world in our international campaign calling on the G8 to take serious action on child health.

Find out more about why the G8 matters to children. Download World Vision’s report here