Gil Seton Jr. leads SP Investment Fund in Los Angeles, California. SP Investment Fund LLC is an active investor in affordable housing on a national basis. SP and its affiliates are focused on socially positive investments that improve lives and change outcomes for lower income people regardless of citizenship. Gil Seton Jr. also personally supports this focus and is active in charitable giving. One such organization that Gil Seton Jr. has supported is Doctors Without Borders.
Volunteer physicians and medical professionals with Doctors Without Borders visit some of the world's most dangerous and volatile areas to give medical care. They work in the aftermath of disasters, in active war zones, and in areas ravaged by infectious disease. Though much of the organization's work centers on contagions such as malaria and ebola, malnutrition presents one of the greatest threats to the organization's patients.
Each minute, eight children around the world die from malnutrition, which is the greatest threat to world health according to the WHO. Children are most vulnerable between the ages of six months and two years, the time frame in which they begin to consume food other than breast milk. If children do not receive the protein, fats, and minerals that are crucial during this time, their immune systems become compromised for life. Often, this can lead to death from conditions such as common colds or diarrhea, which a healthy child could fight off. According to Doctors Without Borders, only about three percent of children experiencing malnutrition receive the medical care they need.
To learn more about how Doctors Without Borders helps or support their mission, visit: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/support-us
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.