#6 Combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases

What does this mean:
Make sure that infectious diseases don’t make as many people sick or kill as many people as they do.

Why:
Infections diseases are dangerous because they can be spread from one person to another. Some of the most dangerous diseases, especially in poor countries, are malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS. They make people very sick and many people die of them. There are ways to prevent and treat these diseases. But in poor countries, it isn’t as easy to spread information about how to prevent these illnesses, there isn’t enough medicine to treat these diseases, and there aren’t enough high quality doctors, hospitals or medicines to take care of sick people. When people are sick they can’t work or take care of their families as well as when they are healthy. Sick children can’t learn as well. Having sick relatives takes money, time and care from the rest of the family. If these diseases are halted, poor people will have a much better chance at moving ahead.