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1. Of about 400 000 children (aged 0-19 years) diagnosed with cancer each year, over 80{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} are cured in high-income countries, with accessible comprehensive healthcare services, but still only 15-45{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} are cured in low- and middle-income countries.

 
 

2. It’s estimated that 90{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} of humanity breathes polluted air, and a reduction in air pollution to cut rates of respiratory illnesses could save seven million deaths a year. Contaminated water also causes major health problems and five million deaths a year.

 
 

3. Sub-Saharan Africa has 3{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} of world’s health workers but 24{5d21ca8f3af2f37b0bc16927eb571d1ae99c4ba19a2ec08b589c9cc4ef87832d} of disease burden.

 
 

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