Washington, DC — "The Indian Ocean tsunami killed 150,000, and triggered a
remarkable global relief effort that has raised $4 billion for the
stricken region. But AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria alone kill 40
times that number every year, taking no fewer than 6 million lives.
And still, the United Nations must scramble for the $3 billion a
year it needs to combat these diseases." - Toronto Star, January 8,
2005
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