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In the time that it takes you to read this page, approximately 60 children under five will die; most of them from malnutrition and preventable diseases. Hourly, that is about 1,140 children. Annually, that is about 10 million lives. In sub-Saharan Africa, the rate of under-five mortality is 172 per 1,000 live births. In industrialized countries, the rate is 6 per 1,000. While many in the West worry about obesity in children, 149 million children in developing countries experience malnourishment. Some people drink bottled water, others drink only filtered water; 1.1 billion people around the globe have no access to safe water at all (UNICEF, 2001).
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Prilleltensky, I. (2003). Poverty and Power. In: Carr, S.C., Sloan, T.S. (eds) Poverty and Psychology. International and Cultural Psychology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0029-2_2
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