Why is the work of the ADMProject so important?
In sub-Sahara Africa, a child dies of malaria every 30 seconds–over 1 million deaths yearly. It is estimated that 30 million Africans have the HIV virus; this represents two-thirds of the world’s total. There have already been 12 million deaths attributed to AIDS, and in some areas more than one third of the adults are infected. 50 percent of Africans lack access to safe drinking water, resulting annually in the deaths of more than 1.5 million people, mostly children, to cholera, dysentery and other water-borne illnesses. Unknown more die annually of preventable disease and treatable illness. Life expectancy is the lowest in the world. These numbers indicate a holocaust of immense proportions. Lack of medicines, supplies, equipment, adequate facilities and providers, poor nutrition and sanitation, inadequate housing and lack of healthcare delivery systems suggest that the situation will predictably worsen. Any help that we, and others, can render is of critical importance.
