FAME sponsors 7K run/walk

FAME, a medical mission based in Indianapolis and a CMF partner in several global projects, has organized a multi-site event to raise public awareness of the seven most preventable illnesses that affect children around the world. “Run for Their Lives,” a 7K run/walk and a 1K family event, will be held on Oct. 24 in Liberty Township, Ohio, and on Oct. 31 in Carmel, Indiana.

Preventable diseases such as pneumonia, dysentery, malaria, measles, HIV, pertusis and tetanus kill 29,000 children under the age of 5 every day, according to a UNICEF report. Globally, 10.6 million children are still dying from preventable causes every year. FAME is engaged in the battle to decrease the incidence of the seven most preventable illnesses through community health initiatives in developing countries and by mobilizing short-term teams of American workers to provide health care and teaching.

For more information about FAME and the “Run for Their Lives,” go to FAME’s website. To register for the run, click here.