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Improve Maternal Health Cut the number of women who die around the time of childbirth

Improve Maternal Health Cut the number of women who die around the time of childbirth. Millennium Development Goal 5 . Somewhere in the world, a mother dies every minute during childbirth . Nearly all these women live in poor countries and have little or no access to basic health care .

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Improve Maternal Health Cut the number of women who die around the time of childbirth

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  1. Improve Maternal Health Cut the number of women who die around the time of childbirth Millennium Development Goal 5

  2. Somewhere in the world, a mother dies every minute during childbirth. Nearly all these women live in poor countriesand have little or no access to basic health care

  3. Each year more than 500,000 women die from illness in pregnancy or childbirth - nearly all in poor countries To look after these mothers would cost $12 billion a year, This is the same as what we spend on perfume each year in Europe and the United States of America !!!

  4. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases Stop diseases like Malaria, HIV/AIDS, and Tuberculosis, from spreading unnecessarily. Millennium Development Goal 6

  5. Malaria causes more than 300 million serious illnesses and at least 1 million deaths every year. Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds It only costs £5 to provide a child with a bed net to protect them from malaria – This is less than the cost of ………

  6. 11 million children in Africa have lost at least one parent to HIV/AIDS Over 37.8 million people have the HIV virus. Over 20 million have already died In countries with high rates of HIV, most people will only live till they are 30 years old. 6 people die every minute When people have good food, medicine, and support, they can live healthy lives …… even if they have HIV

  7. Ensure Environment Sustainability Halve the number of people with no clean water, improve the lives of people who live in slums and respect the environment. Millennium Development Goal 7

  8. In rich countries we use 10 times as much water as people in poorer countries Climate change will make it even harder to find clean water. 4 children die every minute because they only have dirty water to drink.

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  12. There are an estimated 1 billion people living in slums worldwide The UN think this figure will double by 2030 ! Many slum dwellers have no access to clean water or sanitation facilities – Leading to more disease and poverty !!

  13. Develop a Global Partnership for Development All countries should work together and share new technologies. Making things fairer for poorer countries - in trade, aid and debt. Millennium Development Goal 8

  14. “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.”Nelson Mandela

  15. To give everyone in the world decent food and health care would cost $13 billion a year-Europe and the US spend $17 billion a year on pet food !!

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