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Giving Health to Pune's Slums

Of the 2.5 million people that live in Pune, India, more than 1.5 million live in 564 separate slums. These are photos of Vitamin Angels providing Vitamin A and deworming meds to the slum kids.

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A child from the slums of Pune, India. View photo »

A temple rises above the slums of Pune, India. View photo »

The exterior of a temple dedicated to Shiva in Pune, India. View photo »

Giving vitamins to children of Pune. View photo »

Howard Schiffer, founder of Vitamin Angels, in the slums of Pune, India. View photo »

Howard Schiffers gives Vitamin A to an Indian girl. View photo »

Giving vitamins to children of Pune. View photo »

Giving vitamins to children of Pune. View photo »

More tent dwellers in Pune, along the banks of a sewage-filled river, where eagles play the scavengers and soar above the piles of trash. View photo »

Those living in metal shanties appear much better than these Pune tent dwellers. But there are people even worse off in India too. View photo »

The exterior of a temple dedicated to Shiva in Pune, India. View photo »

Giving vitamins to children of Pune. View photo »

Howard Schiffer, founder of Vitamin Angels, with a woman who adopted a girl in Pune when the girl became malnourished. She is doing much better now. View photo »

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