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Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 24th, 2009

Despite many victories, the world is still besieged by poverty, pandemic diseases, social injustice, racism, gender inequality and political oppression.

In fact, over half of the world, more than three billion people, live on less than $2.50 a day according to Global Issues. More than 33 million people were estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS in 2007 world-wide, and over 25 million people have died from AIDS since 1981, according to Avert. Adding to these shattering figures, there are 300 to 500 million clinical cases of malaria each year resulting in 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths, according to the World Health Organization.

What impact could 77 million...

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