Relative Risk of Death from All Causes for Children in Jumla ARI Program Source: Pandey, Daulaire et al, Lancet 1991

Women pay the highest price 205 million women become pregnant each year 28% of all pregnancies are unintended 43 million pregnancies are terminated by abortion, the majority in unsafe conditions 550,000 women die each year in pregnancy and childbirth

Where are mothers dying?

Decline in Maternal Mortality in Malaysia: Health Systems Improvements

Over 40 million living with infection, over 20 million already dead Global HIV/AIDS Over 40 million living with infection, over 20 million already dead North America 1 million infected Latin America 2 million infected Sub-Saharan Africa 27 million infected South and South-East Asia 6 million infected Source: UNAIDS

Source: National AIDS Programme, Kenya, 1999

Investment in health research 2001: Acute respiratory infections in children: $58 million Parkinson’s Disease: $77 million Of the $56 billion invested in health research, less than 4% was devoted to the issues that predominate in the developing world.

Wrongs and Rights

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Percent of National Income Used for Foreign Assistance Source: OECD

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