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What is d) Cardiovascular Disease?
The leading cause of death in the world?
a) Respiratory Disease b) Infectious Diseases c) Communicable Diseases d) Cardiovascular Disease |
What is
1. To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 2. To achieve universal primary education 3. To promote gender equality and empowering women 4. To reduce child mortality rates 5. To improve maternal health 6. To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other
Name one of the 8 millennium development goals
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Who is Paul Farmer?
This American anthropologist and physician who is best known for his humanitarian work providing "first world" health care for "third world" people, beginning in Haiti is the co-founder of international social justice and health organization Partners In H
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What is a) Japan?
The country with the highest overall life expectancy (83 years old)
a) Japan b) Canada c) Switzerland d) Australia |
What is c) 7 million
Number of children under the age of 5 that die every year:
a) 7, 000 b) 70, 000 c) 7,000,000 d) 70,000,000 |
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What is hearing loss, vision problems and mental disorders?
Name one of the three most common causes of disability in the world
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What is 2015?
The year the MDGs were intended to be accomplished by
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What is the World Bank?
Created in 1944, this international financial institution provides loans to developing countries for capital programs with the goal to reduce poverty
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What is d) Sierre Leone
The country with the lowest overall life expectancy (45 years)
a) Burundi b) Chad c) Haiti d) Sierre Leone |
What is c) First Nations?
The largest representation of aboriginal people in Canada
a) Inuit b) Metis c) First Nations d) Apache |
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What is c) 3,500?
Number of people that die every day from road traffic accidents
a) 35 b) 350 c) 3,500 d) 35,000 |
What is c) 2/3?
Goal 4 is to reduce the under-five mortality rate between 1990 and 2015 by:
a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 2/3 d) 100% |
What is UNICEF?
United Nations Program headquartered in New York City, that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
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What is b) India?
The country with the highest rural population
a) China b) India c) Malawi d) Madagascar |
What is b) Refugee?
A person who is forced to flee from persecution and who is located outside of their home country.
a) Immigrant b) Refugee c) Non-status immigrant d) Fugitive |
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What is b) HIV/AIDS?
Leading cause of death of 15-49 in developing nations
a) Motor Vehicle Accidents b) HIV/AIDS c) Self Harm (ie suicide) d) Infectious Diseases |
What is c) Brazil?
The country to have achieved the most MDGs
a) Canada b) United States c) Brazil d) Uganda |
What is c) 193?
The number of member countries in the UN.
a) 65 b) 125 c) 193 d) 250 |
What is c) Burundi (compared to Canada, $52,219)
Country with the lowest GDP per Capita ($251)
a) Haiti b) Chad c) Burundi d) Eritrea |
What is a) Kyoto Protocol?
The international treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
a) Kyoto Protocol b) High Level Advisory Group on Climate Financing c) Majuro Declaration d) Emission Reduction Unit |
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What is c) Self Harm (ie suicide)?
Leading cause of death of 15-49 in developed nations
a) Motor Vehicle Accidents b) HIV/AIDS c) Self Harm (ie suicide) d) Infectious Diseases |
What are the G8 finance ministers?
In June 2005, to accelerate progress of the MDGs, this group was to provide enough funds to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to cancel $40 to $55 billion in debt owed by members of the Heavily I
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What is c) 1948?
The year the WHO started
a) 1867 b) 1918 c) 1948 d) 1983 |
What is b) 1.4 million
Total population of aboriginal people in Canada
a) 140,000 b) 1.4 million c) 3.6 million d) 7.2 million |
What is b) Chad?
Country with the highest maternal mortality ratio (1,100 per 100,000 births compared to 12 per 100,000 in Canada)
a) Niger b) Chad c) Burundi d) Tanzania |
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