The 8 United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
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Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases
In our world today:
Malaria causes more than one million deaths each year.
Every minute 6 young people between the ages of 10 and 25 are infected with HIV/AIDS.
To reach Goal 6, governments must spend much more on basic health services for their people. Developed countries spend at least 5% of their GDP (Gross Domestic Product) on public health care, but in developing countries it is often less than ½ if that.
The Clock is Ticking
We are now at the midpoint between the adoption of the 8 United Nations MDGs and the 2015 target
date for their fulfillment. They define the primary issues of our generation and we must alter
their course now or many may become irreversible.
