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HIV/AIDS
AIDS kills an estimated 8,500 people in Africa EVERY DAY--over 1,000 deaths are children. An additional 7,700 people become infected daily. AIDS has left over 14 million orphans in its wake, and the count continues to grow. (data.org) |
MALARIA
Worldwide, malaria causes around 350 to 500 million illnesses and kills more than 3,000 children EVERY DAY--over 90% are in Africa where a child dies EVERY 30 SECONDS. Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease, yet 40% of the world is still at risk. (malarianomore.org) |
CLEAN WATER
Over a billion people don't have access to safe, clean drinking water. Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease resulting in 42,000 deaths a week--90% of which are children under 5. (charitywater.org) |
NUTRITION
Hunger is the greatest threat to the world's public health, affecting more than 1 in 6 people. In Africa, more than 30,000 people die each day from starvation and extreme poverty. Most of these deaths occur in children under 5. (who.org) |