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In 2010, what was the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake?
7 on the moment magnitude
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What % of people live below the poverty line in Haiti?
80%
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At the end of November how many deaths had cholera caused in Haiti?
7,000
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What was the river called that was the original source of cholera, in Haiti?
Artibonite River
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When was Haiti delcared cholera free?
January 2020
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What % of India's population breathe polluted air?
99%
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In Delhi what increase % of the population is at risk of lung cancer?
70%
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What is WHO's guidelines PM 2.5 level?
10 micrograms/m^3
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What is India's permissible levels of PM 2.5?
40 micrograms/m^3
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What % is the lung function of Delhi's population reduced by?
40%
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What % of Ethiopia is endemic of malaria?
75%
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How many people die from malaria annually within Ethiopia?
70,000
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What % of Ethiopia's health expenditure is for malaria?
40%
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What year did the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) begin to benefit Ethiopia?
2005
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In Amhara, what was the prevelance of malaria in 2006 and then in 2011?
4.6% to 0.8%
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In the UK how much have cancer rates risen by?
23% for men and 43% for women
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How many cancer diagnosis are smoking related, in the UK?
1 in 5
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Annually, what % do skin cancer cases rise by, in the UK?
3%
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What is the average cost to cancer patients in the UK? (estimated by Macmillan)
£570 monthly
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Before the 2010 Haiti earthquake what % of Port-au-Prince lived in slums?
86%
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Name three NGOs involved with cholera epidemic in Haiti
Oxfam, The British Red Cross, Red Crescent
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When was the rosy periwinkle discovered?
1960s
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What two alkaloids were found in the rosy periwinkle?
Vincristine and Vinblastine
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By what % has vincristine increased survival rates of childhood leukaemia?
80%
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What was GlaxoSmithKline's 2019 turnover?
£34 million
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How many countries does the GSK spread over?
36
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how much does GSK aim to reduce their environmental impact by?
1/4 by 2030
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In 2020 how many new products did GSK have being developed?
40 medicines and 18 vaccines
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What % of worldwide deaths are due to degenerative diseases?
60%
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How many people are at risk to malaria, globally?
3.2 billion across 97 countries
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In 2015, how many people were infected with HIV/AIDS?
35 million
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How many people die due to diabetes annually?
4 million
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What was WHO's average of 2009-2010 deaths as a result of the influenza pandemic?
285,000
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What caused the Nahua tribe to be wiped out in the 1980s?
Exposure to chickenpox due to oil exploration
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What % of the developing world rely on traditional medicines?
80%
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How many medicinal plants are under threat?
4000
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When was smallpox eradicated?
1980
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What year did polio become endemic in only three countries?
2011
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What years did Mauritius carry out the elimination of malaria campaign?
1948-1951
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How many passengers does Mauritius screen annually?
175,000
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What year did Ghana announce their last indigenous case of Guinea worm?
2010
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