Seventy-five percent of all blindness in the developing world is easily treatable or preventable, yet the majority of those suffering from the leading causes of blindness (see below) lack access to the very solutions that could save their sight and their lives.
Photo credit: Helen Keller/International/China.
Did you know that:
around the world, a child goes blind every [...]
Vaccines are a proven, cost-effective tool for controlling or eradicating childhood diseases such as measles, polio, tetanus and meningitis, yet children living in poverty continue to die due to lack of immunization.
Did you know that:
More than 2 million children die annually because they have not been vaccinated?
Someone in the world is newly infected with tuberculosis [...]
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Cigarette smoking causes 87% of lung cancer deaths and is responsible for most cancers of the larynx, oral cavity and pharynx, esophagus, and bladder.
- Source: National Cancer Institute
Yes, we all know it. We all know that smoking is bad for our health, and it causes all [...]
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