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· More than 1/2 of Africa is in need of food assistance.
· Those who are malnourished are susceptible to cold, malaria, infection, diarrhea, and skin problems.
· Hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria, and Tuberculosis combined.
· One out of every seven people on earth goes hungry.
· Each day, 25,000 people die because of hunger.
· 18,000 of the 25,000 are children.
· More than 9 of 10 hungry people die in situations that are not heard on the news.
· The cost of food globally has risen by 43% in the past year alone. |