Much human suffering which is generated both through th disease as well as what the ignorance can make people do to others. Terrible violence against women (and children) is for example inflicted through ignorance and bizarre beliefs about HIV tranmission; simple knowledge about clean water could prevent hundreds of thousands of child deaths every year; the use of a $4 mosquito could cut down or even elimate the 2 million annual malaria deaths ( 1 million of them children) . This is 4 x Haiti disaster deaths.. per year. .every year...or 6.8 Boeing 747 'jumbo jets' packed with children crashing into a mountain ...every day...
Rose Charities works in areas concerning this. Village female eye health volunteers are trained in Nepal to pick up early diseasewhich will cause blindness In Africa, through the Hillman Fund and partners the Laura Case Trust young professionals are trained in medicine and surgery. In Sri Lanka Rose runs many education programs with females being specifically targeted. Assistance is given in Pakistan to train birthing attendants.
There are so many holes in health knowedge worldwide which, if addressed could prevent suffering and death by millions. It could cut down the abuse of women and children and bring kinder lives to the elderly and vulnerable
I have chosen these issues as a (significant) birthday cause for myself as Exec Sec. of Rose Charities. To sponsor
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