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1.2 billion people
live in absolute poverty (earn less than $1 USD/person/day)
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1.5 billion people have no access to basic health care in their
local communities (25% of the world's population, and 30-50% of
people in the 35 poorest nations).
THE BIG KILLERS in our world today are
Preventable
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Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
and Basic Sanitation
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27,400 people die each day
(10 million per year)
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Diarrhoeal Diseases
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5,500 children die each day
(2 million per year)
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Respiratory Infections
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10,950 people die each day
(4 million per year)
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Lack of Vaccinations/Immunizations
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4,100 children die each day from
Measles, Polio, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis
(1.5 million/year)
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Malaria
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2,750 people die each day
(1million/year)
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Tuberculosis
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5,500 people die each day
(2 million/year)
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Hunger (Malnutrition)
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1,370 people die each day
(.5 million/year)
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Childbirth
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1,370 women die each day
(.5 million/year)
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Total
= 58,900 deaths / day
21.5 million deaths / year
This is why what little we do to prevent these can have a
major impact.
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