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Every year 15 million people die from infectious diseases. 40 million people live with HIV/AIDS and the numbers are mounting. Most live in developing countries, many are children, and women are often worse hit. Much of this illness and death could be prevented if poor people had access to affordable medicines. But currently, one third of the world's population does not have regular access to affordable medicines, and only a tiny percentage have access to HIV/AIDS medicines. Take this vital chance to make sure that millions of people in the developing world have access to affordable medicines!