Health
If you want to give an alternative present which improves the health of others check these options below.
| Item | Cost | |
 | Mosquito net  Help prevent the spread of deadly malaria, a major cause of deaths in children under 5 in Malawi. The gift of a net, treated with insecticide, will protect people at night when the mosquitoes come out to feed, reducing the risk of infection. | £5.00 |
 | Blanket for a family Give some warmth to a family who have lost everything in a disaster. Your blanket will help them keep warm as temperatures drop overnight in a temporary shelter. | £7.00 |
| 2 Mosquito nets Malaria claims many young lives, but you can help prevent it by choosing mosquito nets. These insecticide treated nets will protect children in Ghana and other African countries from getting the disease through mosquito bites. | £10.00 |
 | 70 Childrens meals Almost half of all children living in Battambang City, Cambodia have to work to help support their families. Your gift will mean that 70 of these children can eat a nutritious meal at World Vision's drop in centre. | £12.00 |
 | Mosquito nets  The Mosquito is the insect responsible for most human deaths in the world. Give mosquito nets and give the gift of life. | £15.00 |
 | 200ft distribution pipe Buy a 200ft distribution pipe and help provide safe water for families in the hills of Myanmar, where clean water sources are scarce. Instead of trekking for miles to fill water containers and carry them home, they'll have their own safe supply on tap which will help significantly reduce diarrhea and parasite infections. | £17.00 |
 | Vaccinations for 2 children In the Bonthe district of Sierra Leone, a quarter of babies die before their first birthday. You can help save children's lives with this gift, which will help health workers reach remote villages and provide vaccinations against common childhood diseases. | £20.00 |
 | Essential hygiene kit From major emergencies to everyday life, keeping clean saves lives. That's why we provide hygiene kits and training to communities, schools, doctors, as well as public-health workers in emergencies, to help prevent the spread of diseases like typhoid and cholera. It's amazing what a bit of soap and water can do. | £25.00 |
| 5 mosquito nets Malaria claims many young lives, but you can help prevent it by choosing mosquito nets. These insecticide treated nets will protect children in Ghana and other African countries from getting the disease through mosquito bites. | £25.00 |
 | Train a healthworker In the Kampong Speu province of Cambodia, many children are malnourished. By training a health worker, she can then work alongside mothers to encourage breast-feeding and cooking nutritious meals from local ingredients. | £26.00 |
 | Buy a Toilet Toilets can be a bit like buses. There’s never one around when you need one. But buy one of these gifts and we’ll make sure that schoolchildren and people in emergency situations are never far away from a clean, hygienic toilet. We provide the tools, the training, the labour – everything people need to build their own disease stopping convenience. | £50.00 |
 | Train young people in AIDS prevention There comes a time in everyone's life when friends opinions are the only ones that matter. So, who better to promote AIDS prevention than your chums. You can help fund health education through schools and youth clubs, and to train mentors and young people to spread the word. | £72.00 |
 | Essential medicines for a whole village Buy essential medicines for a whole community for six months and help them to combat disease and stay healthy. | £100.00 |
The alternative gift links on this page connect to Oxfam Reg. charity No 202918, World Vision Registered Charity no. 285908, Save the Children charity No 213890 or Christian Aid, registered charity no 1105851