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Health and Help in the Developing World

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About how many children in the developing world die each day from malnutrition and mostly preventable diseases?
30 5 %
30,000 (correct answer) 64 %
300,000 29 %
none 0 %
  4021 ballots cast  
The African nation of Eritrea has a population of approximately 4.8 million people. How many pediatricians serve the entire population of this African country?
5,000 3 %
500 22 %
50 37 %
5 (correct answer) 36 %
  4021 ballots cast  
Measles immunization costs only 30 cents in U.S. dollars per dose, and has been around for more than 40 years. Even so, about how many people continue to die from measles every year?
250,000 42 %
750 4 %
500,000 (correct answer) 29 %
10,000 23 %
  4021 ballots cast  
Sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10 percent of the world’s population. But what worldwide percent of children living with AIDS come from this area?
70 percent 44 %
90 percent (correct answer) 34 %
99 percent 7 %
40 percent 13 %
  4021 ballots cast  
How can the health and lives of people living in developing countries around the world be improved?
Increased access to affordable medical services 2 %
Educating myself and others about situations in the developing world 0 %
Developing a stronger bond between our country and countries in need 0 %
All of the above (correct answer) 96 %
  4021 ballots cast