Parents and Camille Lacourt and Valérie Bègue in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Parents followed the sponsors of the Pampers-Unicef ​​campaign for the elimination of tetanus in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Parents magazine followed the Pampers-Unicef ​​campaign for the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus, with Camille Lacourt and Valérie Bègue, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tetanus is an intoxication of the neuromuscular system. It mainly affects mothers and their newborns. Women can get the disease during pregnancy, but most of the time, this infection occurs after childbirth, caused by the instruments used to cut the baby’s cord if they are not sterilized. Without care, death occurs between 3 and 28 days after birth. Three doses of vaccine are needed during pregnancy to protect mother and child from tetanus. For 10 years, the Pampers diaper brand, by setting up a partnership with Unicef, has funded 300 million vaccines * across the world. In 10 years, the number of dead newborns has been reduced by 62%. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government, helped by NGOs such as UNICEF, has taken the fight against tetanus head-on. Camille Lacourt and Valérie Bègue, have chosen to be the 2015 sponsors of this great cause. They went there to meet mothers and their babies, in this country where tetanus still kills. In the pages of the magazine, already on newsstands, find our entire report. Camille Lacourt and Valérie Bègue also look back on their life as parents with their little three-year-old daughter Jazz.

* Until December 31, 2015, for the purchase of a package of Pampers diapers, a vaccine is offered to UNICEF. On the brand’s facebook page, a “like” or a photo of your child making a wish is also equal to a vaccine.