Our health is our most valuable resource, and suffering from health issues is a truly universal problem. The rich suffer from deadly diseases and are touched by lapses in healthcare systems, but poorer people, and poorer nations, are undoubtedly disproportionately affected. The world’s most vulnerable populations are ravaged by illness and lack of care, which is made that much more difficult by the myriad other impediments to success that plague them. Dangers to world health include viruses, bacteria, and insufficient nutrition, but ignorance and inequitable distribution of health services are equally deadly. Without good health, we are unable to take advantage of any opportunities that come our way, so it is essential that we support health causes not just to save lives, but to ensure that people lead meaningful lives.
- In 2007, an estimated 2,900 new HIV infections occurred each day among women ages 15+.
- In Ethiopia, only 6% of births are attended by a skilled health professional.
- 90% of malaria cases occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is thought to account for one of every five child deaths in the world.
- 1.8 million children die as a result of diarrhea each year.
- 2.2 million children die each year because they are not immunized.
- Over 180 out of every 1000 infants born in Angola will die before reaching the age of one.
- The United States has the second worst infant mortality rate in the developed world.
- In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death, killing 631,636 in 2006 followed closely by cancer, which took 559,888 lives.
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