We continued with our presentations.
Continuation from last post: We are failing to keep uo with the urban poor. There is a lack of land and shelter for them, they need more medical care, and natural resources. There are too many diseases in the slums. Target 7B Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss. We missed the 2010 target, we improved a little bit, but it wasn't enough to make a huge difference. Protection of mammals have gone down instead of up.
Child Health, goal is to reduce the child mortality rate by 2/3 between 1990 and 2015. 150,000 newborns get birth defects each year in the US. 1 in 50 births have a heart condition. There are many diseases that contribute to the problem. 43% of elementary students are obese. 578 million people in Asia and the Pacific are malnutritioned. Sub-Saharan Africa follows with 239 million people. 884 million people lack access to safe wather or 1 in 8 people. 3.5 million people die each year because of polluted water incidents. 90% of wastewater in Asia's urban centers and cities is not treated with chemicals. Diarrhoa kills 1.6 million children every year, it is caused by unsafe water. Children from poor backgrounds are 4 times likey to have economic difficulties then children from higher income groups. The child deaths have been falling, but not quick enough to reduce by 2/3 by 2015. Some places like Sub-Saharan Africa, won't be able to reach the goal, but some places will. Before age 5, they immunize little people to diseases. Only about 10 countries will meet the goal.
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