Our Cause

By Andrew Langmead

In Victoria there are 3.3 infant deaths when compared to 1,000 live births. This is the lowest number of deaths in Australia (ABS, 2010). Imagine living in a country where more than half of all children will die before the age of one.

In India, for example, there was a study conducted by Bassani DG, et al. where, over a one year, period they recorded 10,892 deaths in neonates and 12,260 deaths in children aged 1 to 59 months. Twenty three thousand deaths in a single year! Not only that, but 25% of these deaths were caused by pneumonia. Pneumonia is something which, in Australia, we take for granted as a very treatable health issue.

Can you imagine living in a country where there is such a high possibility that your child would die of pneumonia before they reached the age of five? So many countries just don’t have the ability to ensure sick children receive the same care they would in Australia. In Victoria, we can rush our loved ones off to hospital. In India, they have to watch as their loved ones die of one of the most curable illnesses. This is our cause is so important, and our product so relevant. Our incubator could see many third world infant mortality rates dropping, and many children living past the throws of pneumonia, and other similar illnesses.

Worldwide, there are 20 million low-birth-weight and premature babies born every year – 4 million of whom won’t live past their first month of life. But this tragedy is preventable. With help from you – our supporters – together we can raise awareness of the cause we’re working for and the solution we can offer. So spread the word! Do you know anyone who is keen to join the fight? We’d love to hear about it.