Advancing Medical Care

Access to essential basic medical care is vital for the health and prosperity of people in developing countries. The major causes of sickness, death and disability in childhood in the poor countries of the world are remarkably similar, but available medical recourses and the systems of medical care in these countries are scarce.
The forty poorest countries of the world are home to about 3 billion people. These countries, as defined by annual income per capita, are mainly in the tropical areas of Africa, in Asia and Latin America. The governments of developing countries don't have the resources to provide health service to their citizens nor the means to get medical attention to the rural areas that need it most. Yet it is these tropical areas of the world where infectious diseases; Malaria, HIV/ AIDS, Tuberculosis, are most prevalent.