World Vision is in the forefront of an unprecedented initiative to focus expertise, political will and money on the crisis of unnecessary deaths of pregnant women, babies and infants. Our Child Health Now campaign encourages a movement dedicated to reducing preventable deaths of women and children and is, itself, part of a concerted global effort.

Child-focused development and relief organisation World Vision International officially opened its executive office for global operations in Stockley Park, Uxbridge, south-west London, today (11.30am BST, Thursday 10th June, 2010).

Kevin Jenkins: "We're at a food distribution site in Port-au-Prince about two months after the earthquake that occurred on January 12th. And what we're seeing is something that happens every day, all around Port-au-Prince. "

Today 24,000 children under five will die of preventable causes. World Vision International President Kevin Jenkins speaks on the Child Health Now campaign in this video. Join the Child Health Now campaign and help save millions of children.

Canadian business leader Kevin Jenkins is the new President and CEO of World Vision International, a global partnership of interdependent national offices committed to a common humanitarian mission and vision.